And bless the new land in the west
With its plains of living green.
Her woman wail was over, and silently they stood,
Until the deepening shadows hid the forest and the flood,
Then sunk they sadly on the deck, their breasts bereft of hope,
And the vessel bore them onward like an eagle in its scope.
NOTES.
| [1] | This is not an unusual sight in Florida, where there is no twilight, and the eastern portion of the horizon becomes dark immediately after sunset. I remember once at Boca-Sornsota seeing the sun and moon’s light both distinctly marked on the crest of the huge palm which all who served at that post will recall. |
| [2] | Tampa Bay was called by the Spanish discoverers La Bahia del Espiritu Santo. |
| [3] | Halcyons—loons (?) |