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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MENTAL HORIZONS: 3. MR. WHOLECOAST-THE WESTERN SPIRIT, by WILLIAM STEWARD GORDON
First Line: But a larger soul rides in the list
Last Line: And I cheer for the land of the setting sun.
Subject(s): Soul; West (u.s.); Southwest; Pacific States
First Line: But a larger soul rides in the list
Last Line: And I cheer for the land of the setting sun.
Subject(s): Soul; West (u.s.); Southwest; Pacific States
But a larger soul rides in the list,
And swings a lariat in his fist—
('Tis only a habit from earlier date,
For now he is dealing in real estate)—
And he cries, "The West! The wild, wide West!
From Nome to Frisco, the last and best!"
It tingles my blood like a veteran's gun,
And I cheer for the land of the setting sun.
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