Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford and Mrs. Ellen Mason Colton Sequoia Chapter, D. A. R. True builders of the state were they, The sisters whom we mourn to-day; Builders who laid foundations wide In homes, the state's defense and pride; In homes whence high ideals might flow, Quickening all life to brighter glow; Builders who laid foundations deep In works which still their purpose keep; In works for public weal outwrought, Rich in the fruits of anxious thought, Rich in the stores of wealth outpoured For human good, a sacred hoard. Such builders of the state were they As were their fathers in the day When this young nation made its own Th' Atlantic wilderness unknown. On houseless shores these women stood And wrought in faith of future good; True pioneers with steady tread, When sacrifice was daily bread; Worthy their names to live beside Their fathers' who in service died. Unto their ashes honor be From every child of liberty. Each daughter of Sequoia lays Upon their names her meed of praise; We reverence give unto their lives, As toilers, friends—as mothers, wives. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOWN THE BROOK by ROBERT FROST LITTLE SON by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE WILLOW by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON LITTLE BROTHER'S STORY by KATHERINE MANSFIELD BONNYBELL: THE GRAY SPHEX by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |