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ARIZONA by MARGARET WHEELER ROSS

First Line: UNSUNG, YOUR LIGHT WENT DOWN THE CENTURIES
Last Line: WITH THE EFFULGENCE OF A GLORIOUS PAST.
Subject(s): ARIZONA;
Unsung, your light went down the centuries,
Unknown your fertile valleys, pregnant mines;
Your deep ravines, lace-webbed with tangled vines;
Your kine-trimmed hills, pine forests, congeries
Of flaming rocks, blending the harmonies
Of rainbow colors with the rugged lines
Of a Grand Canyon, where Time's book enshrines
Long-hidden lore and fabled mysteries.
Untold years, lost in savage histories,
You stored up wealth and beauty, which outshines
Your older sisters, who, by shrewd designs,
Restrained you in the race of sovereignties.

The Baby Star of States, you came in last
With the effulgence of a glorious past.



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