Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Valentine to an Island Love”
by George E. Merrick
The author's valentine to his wife.
The author's valentine to his wife.
A gulf storm evokes memories of childhood.
"Though the winds be dank,"
Starlight reflects off the ocean.
Let not my love be called idolatry
The author describes his love for his wife.
The doctor, busy taking care of the sick and dying monkeys, asks a favor of the the King of Beast. Exhausted, the doctor finally gets some much needed sleep.
A celebration of Florida's tropic climate.
"When the corn ’s all cut and the bright stalks shine"
"Wreathed in myrtle, my sword I'll conceal"
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
An introduction by the books narrator, Tommy Stubbins.
Dorothy and the others call the flying monkeys to take them beyond the Hammer-Heads to the land of the Quadlings. They reach Glinda’s castle and are admitted at once.
The author describes his love for his wife.
Prometheus stole from Heaven the sacred fire
The author describes coming upon a slave singing in a prison cell, when a tragedy occurred
The traveler is drawn to the beauty of Florida.
"Ring out, ye bells!, All Nature swells"
The author marvels at the natural beauty of the Florida Landscape.
An ode to the Florida Cypress.
"The sun hath shed its kindly light,"
The monkeys, intent on giving the doctor a gift, set out to hunt down the extremely rare and unusual pusmi-pullyu. The good doctor is honored with a dinner and a monument of sorts.