Joaquin Miller Red Poems
- 1. Vaquero
His broad-brimmed hat pushed back with careless air,
The proud vaquero sits his steed as free
As winds that toss his black abundant hair.
No rover ever swept a lawless sea
... - 2. The Defence Of The Alamo
Santa Ana came storming, as a storm might come;
There was rumble of cannon; there was rattle of blade;
There was cavalry, infantry, bugle and drum-
Full seven thousand in pomp and parade.
... - 3. In Southern California
Where the cocoa and cactus are neighbors,
Where the fig and the fir tree are one;
Where the brave corn is lifting bent sabres
And flashing them far in the sun;
... - 4. Dead In The Sierras
His footprints have failed us,
Where berries are red,
And madroños are rankest,-
The hunter is dead!
... - 5. By The Pacific Ocean
Here room and kingly silence keep
Companionship in state austere;
The dignity of death is here,
The large, lone vastness of the deep;
... - 6. At The Grave Of Walker
He lies low in the levelled sand,
Unsheltered from the tropic sun,
And now of all he knew not one
Will speak him fair in that far land.
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