Poems of Optimism by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Of the New World over the waters,
A world that is great as new; Daughters of brave old races, Daughters of heights and spaces, Broad seas and broad earth places - Hail to your land and you! The sun and the winds have fed you; The width of your world has led you Out into the larger view; Strong with a strength that is tender, Bright with a primal splendour, Homage and praise we render - Hail to your land and you! Sisters and daughters and mothers, Standing abreast with your brothers, Working for things that are true; Thinking and doing and daring, Giving, receiving, and sharing, Earning the crowns you are wearing - Hail to your land and you! REPLIES You have lived long and learned the secret of life, O Seer! |
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