Tag Archive for: San Francisco

The Sleeves Of Yesterday

The Sleeves of Yesterday 506 I wonder where the sleeves have flown That erstwhile hid milady's arms; The present show of flesh and bone Too oft reveals but doubtful charms A style the washerwomen set Is recognized as recherché- Dame…

Resurgas

Resurgas 391 To the living soul in the city of San Fran clean, Thou shalt rias-our City of the Sun! For, ever in a nory death like thine, Ere Bearce the flamos be fled, A recreation in bogun: Even as in Arabia the Divine, A plunued and centuried…

It Happened At Once

It Happened at Once 505 And then a bolt, a jolt, a chill, And Mother Earth seemed as afraid: Then instant all again was still, Save that my cattle from the shade Where they had sought firm, rooted clay, Came forth loud lowing, glad and…

The Golden City

The Golden City 244 I Stricken she lies at her Western gate, Bleeding and bruised and desolate Queen of the beckoning West, now charred To a blackened heap and a smoulder- ing shard Where the waves of the peaceful Pa- cific…

Deathless

Deathless By Lowel Otus Reese 491 Thews of the dauntless Norman Knight, blood of the Saxon thane, Eye of the hillman, cagle wise, scanning the far-off plain, Mind of the gentle Puritan, stern in his single thought- This was the blood of…

San Francisco’s Fate

San Francisco's Fate 243 With the wreck of her shattered glory, Desolate, dire, complete; With her landmarks grim and hoary Strewn at her bleeding feet; With the golden fruits of doing Undone in a single day; With the madden'd fates pursuing- The…

San Francisco Redeemed

San Francisco Redeemed 66 Serenely proud has been thy reign, Fair mistress of the Golden Gate, NO Now through through they Great Baptismal Fire, Predestined to a Great Estate Ambassadors from every clime Have here their flags unfurled;…

A Familu Club Lyric

A Family Club Lyric 403 At a Family club jinks last week Larry Harris made his bow as a lyric writer Nothing preten tious did Larry serve up for the edification of his club pals, but in his jingles he gave expression to a sentiment that…

The Stricken City

The Stricken City 103 I They will build it great, they will build It strong Its streets the children of men will throng: It will be superb with its lofty domes And its marble halls and its stately homes, But never…

The Lesson

The Lesson Ella Wheeler Wilcox 91 When Thought, accustomed to appalling fact, Grow normal and regains its sway once more, Long buried Truth, within the hearts of men, Shall rise and roll away the Stone of self, And stand revealed in all its…

San Francisco

San Francisco 67 Immersed in golden shadows At the close of a busy day, Thy hills and vales St Francis, In peace and quiet lay Clothed in the folds of slumber, Fair Morpheus reigned supreme Unconscious of death and destruction Thy portion unwritten,…

The Watchword

The Watchword John Kendrick Bangs 232 Give of your mass of gold, Send to the prostrate West Some of that wealth untold Digged from her virgin breast Give! Give of your meager store, Send from your cupboard bare Out to the…

San Francisco

San Francisco 401 Fair mistress of the great blue sea Thy head is bent; Upon thy sea thou dost not smile, Thy heart is rent What of the night before the morn? Then were thine eyes The envy of the stars that looked From soul of skies What…

Good-Bye To Chinatown

Good-Bye Chinatown 61 Oh! where are the smells of Chinatown That punctured the sait sea air, And the steep lod street and the sandal'd Dot's Feet! And the Nolpe? fend in his lair? Oh! where are the lanterns that swung anout, With their dragons…

San Francisco

San Francisco 321 How fair she looked! and calm, queen of the West! As though no auguish s'er could plerce her breast Tranguli and similing she in slumber luy At walking dawn upon that fatal day No rosente tinge yet graced the early morn:…

To San Francisco

To San Francisco 395 O guardian of the nation's western gate! Keeping your lookout on our destinies, Where lles the mystic Orlent over seas, The world beholds you torn and desolate; O'erthrown as if through Nature's deadly hate, Destroyed,…

Beside The Golden Gate

Beside the Golden Gate 242 Author: Robert McIntyre I That fateful day the sea did take His silver trumpet up to wake The Mistress of the Keys, His beauteous bride who sleeping lay Beside the door that guards the bay Amid…

Dr Jorden

Dr Jordan 501 When Dr Jordan left the realm Of sciences called physical, And took of prophecy the helm, The public soon grew quizzical, And wondered much to hear him talk And see him make an earthquake walk He knows just where the temblor…

The City Beautiful

The City Beautiful 68 "Way down East" they have the ague Unity they, shake, shake, shake; But here in California We prefer an earthquake In some Stales they have the blizards, Cyclones disturb their rest; But out here in San Francisco We think…

San Francisco

San Franciso 394 She laughed upon her hills out there Beside her bays of misty blue; The gayest hearts, the sweetest air That any city ever knew For I have whistled all the songs That thrilled upon her care-free breath, And I have mingled…