Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JUBILEE SONG, by JAMES NORTH


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JUBILEE SONG, by                    
First Line: All hail to atlantic! This festival 'wakens
Last Line: Move to the strains of the glad jubilee.
Subject(s): Cities; Sea; Urban Life; Ocean


All hail to Atlantic! This festival 'wakens
The memories of days ere your virtues were known.
When you 'rose like a goddess from out the blue ocean,
And moved like a queen to your sceptre and throne;
All hail to the fathers whose faith made this fruitage!
All hail to the mothers who toiled at your birth!
All hail to their sons who have garnered the harvest!
All hail to their daughters, the fairest of earth.
Then throw to the breezes your banners and streamers;
March to the drum of the resonant sea.
Down the broad street 'neath the columns and arches,
Move to the strains of the glad jubilee.

Exultant to-day as you gather your laurels,
No city of fable can with you compare.
The waves of the sea are the folds of your garments,
The sun-tinted clouds are the strands of your hair.
The city of Helen, by Homer exalted,
The glory of Carthage -- the world at her knee --
The splendor of Venice, though long since departed,
Must yield to your claims, thou fair Queen of the Sea.
Then throw to the breezes your banners and streamers;
March to the drum of the resonant sea.
Down the broad street 'neath the columns and arches,
Move to the strains of the glad jubilee.





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