Clark Ashton Smith
AMERICA
I hear America singing ... And the great prophet passed, Serene, clear and untroubled Into the silence vast.
When will the master-poet Rise, with vision strong, To mold her manifold music Into a living song?
I hear America singing ... Beyond the beat and stress, The chant of her shrill, unjaded, Empiric loveliness.
Laughter, beyond mere scorning, Wisdom surpassing wit, Love, and the unscathed spirit, These shall encompass it.
Alice Corbin
SYMBOLS