Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“The Royal Poinciana in Bloom”
by George E. Merrick
A poinciana comes to full bloom under the Florida sky.
A poinciana comes to full bloom under the Florida sky.
The author admires the ocean from Florida's Coast.
TO cultivate in ev'ry noble mind
The Florida Landscape changes as sunrise moves to sunset.
LO! for this dark terrestrial ball
WHILE an intrinsic ardor prompts to write,
THROUGH thickest glooms look back, immortal shade,
The author remembers his childhood in the orange groves.
SAY, heav'nly muse, what king or mighty God,
O'ERWHELMING sorrow now demands my song:
The author presents his opinion of English poetry.
THOUGH thou did'st hear the tempest from afar,
WE trace the pow'r of Death from tomb to tomb,
WHILE others chant of gay Elysian scenes,
A letter from the author to Mr. B.
ON Death's domain intent I fix my eyes,
The conditions at sea improve, causing the crew to change their opinion of the mariner. When the conditions change for the worse the crew force the mariner to wear the dead albatross as a sign of guilt.
GRIM monarch! see, depriv'd of vital breath,
TO show the lab'ring bosom's deep intent,
INDULGENT muse! my grov'ling mind inspire,
FROM dark abodes to fair etherial light
ADIEU, New–England's smiling meads,
WHILE deep you mourn beneath the cypress–shade
A child observes the many sites that adorn the Indian River.
Marilla begins her upbringing of Anne.