Tag Archive for: San Francisco
Cooking In The Street
Urban LifeCooking In The Street
92
We passed through fire and earthquake,
And close to famine's hungry jaws
We're seen such rights in Frisco,
As have made the whole world pause
We,ve seen such sights in Frisco,
Burned to ushes at our feet
But for undiluted…
A Rude Awakening
Urban LifeA Rude Awakening
507
They were talking of ages-
A giddy, old beau,
And a pretty, young maiden
Of eighteen or so
"I am scarcely too ancient
For you, dear, am I?"
He whispered her softly
Through a plaintive sigh
"Ah, the years are as nothing-"…
The City To Be
Urban LifeThe City To Be
Whaeeler Wilcox
311
OH, ho! for the city, that is to be,
By the great, broad banks of the western sea
It shall spring from ashes, and tears, and blood-
The city of beauty and brotherhood
A delicate marvel of modern birth,…
The Earthquake
Urban LifeThe Earthquake
(Herry M Hyde)
323
MAN scratches little runways in the dirt,
And raises tiny mounds of stone and steel,
To tease the microscopes of curious gods
Sends feeble ships to tempt the awful deep,
Plucks one red feather from the…