Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PALM BEACH, by MARY LEIGHTON


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PALM BEACH, by                    
First Line: As, seeking broader lands to gain
Last Line: From coral reef to blossom grown.
Subject(s): Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506); Explorers; United States; Exploring; Discovery; Discoverers; America


As, seeking broader lands to gain,
Columbus sailed the uncharted main,
So artist-minds have paved a way
Where genius strives and builds today.
In air of balm, 'neath southern skies,
We see their hopes now grandly rise.

A magic city, fronting wide
On tropic ocean's radiant tide,
With blending hues and grace of line,
Wide stretch of grove and clinging vine,
Cool patio, terrace, winding stair
And fountain's jet in garden fair.

To deed of Spain's courageous queen
No fairer fruitage e'er was seen
Than this our builder's happy dream,
An architectural gem supreme;
A many-petaled flower in stone
From coral reef to blossom grown.





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