Joaquin Miller Gold Poems
- 1. Joaquin Miller To The Money Getter
Yes! I am a dreamer.
While you seek gold in the earth, why, I
See gold in the steeps of the starry sky;
... - 2. The Voice Of The California Dove
Come, listen O love, to the voice of the dove,
Come, hearken and hear him say,
"There are many Tomorrows, my love, my love,
There is only one Today."
... - 3. The Voice Of The Dove
Come listen, O Love, to the voice of the dove,
Come, hearken and hear him say,
There are many To-morrows, my Love, my Love,-
There is only one To-day.
... - 4. In Southern California
Where the cocoa and cactus are neighbors,
Where the fig and the fir tree are one;
Where the brave corn is lifting bent sabres
And flashing them far in the sun;
... - 5. By The Pacific Ocean
Here room and kingly silence keep
Companionship in state austere;
The dignity of death is here,
The large, lone vastness of the deep;
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