Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PALOS, SPAIN, 1492, by ANNETTE WYNNE


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PALOS, SPAIN, 1492, by                    
First Line: What a stir in the harbor!
Last Line: Columbus -- had found a world!
Subject(s): Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506); Explorers; October; Exploring; Discovery; Discoverers


WHAT a stir in the harbor!
What a stir in the street!
What a stowing of cargo
And noisy hurrying feet!

What a stir on the quay steps
As the boats turn out to sea;
Were ever ships half so gallant
As Columbus' little three?

What a waving of kerchiefs;
What a stir in the breast;
What a tumult of feeling
As the ships dropped into the West.

* * * * * * *

What a stir in Palos
When the Nina came again;
What a ringing of mad wild bells
What a feting of men!

What a stir in the earth and air
As the mighty truth unfurled,
Three ships and a crew and a great, great soul --
Columbus -- had found a world!





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