NEW RIVER, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.
Snap Shot by the Author.
Close nestling on thy bosom, all dreamy and serene,
Thy charms I feel in all their flood, and never ending scheme;
Thy gifts so manifold are of fullest life and love;
Contented guests within three live as in the air above.
I hear thy praises chorused in the king-fisher’s rattle,
In giant alligator sigh, who prefers his peace to battle;
He sinks beneath thy bosom in perfect ease and calm,
And there within thy shielding heart he sings his grateful psalm