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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NEW ENGLAND, by EDNA LEMONT MALONE
First Line: You stand a worthy sentinel
Last Line: Those are the things we prize.
Subject(s): New England; Sea; Ocean
First Line: You stand a worthy sentinel
Last Line: Those are the things we prize.
Subject(s): New England; Sea; Ocean
You stand a worthy sentinel,
A rugged old outpost,
On guard throughout the centuries
Beside your rock-bound coast.
New England, dear old pioneer,
With all your varied charms,
What wealth of splendid scenery
You hold in your strong arms!
Tall peaks with heads upheld in pride
Hold converse with the clouds,
And rippling streams and rivers run
Where forests march in crowds,
Their rank and file in garbs of green
Stretch on for miles and miles,
And huge and magic mirror lakes
Reflect the sun's bright smiles.
We love your fretted wave-torn shore
Where thundrous billows pound
And gnaw and rage with reckless might
And fling white foam around.
But more than all we cherish well
The strength that underlies
New England character and deeds --
Those are the things we prize.
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