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Adown the land great rivers glide

Clarence Urmy

Adown the land great rivers glide
With lyric odes upon their lips,
The sheltered bay with singing tide
Forever woos the storm-tossed ships—
And yet, for me more magic teems
By California's willowed streams.

For some the crowded market place.
The bustle of the jammed bazaars.
The fleeting chance in fortune's race
That ends somewhere amid the stars—
Give me a chance to gather dreams
By California's willowed streams.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ababcC dedecC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 429
Words 71
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
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