An Ode for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, September, 1909.
BY JOSEPH I. C. CLARKE.
Here at thy broad sea gate,
On the ultimate ocean wave,
Where millions in hope have entered in,
Joyous, elate,
A home and a hearth to win;
For the promise you held and the bounty you gave,
Thou, and none other,
I call to thee, spirit; I call to thee, Mother,