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Poem
October 21, 1892
The Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana
What is this article about?
A 14-line poem venerating the ancient Arbutus tree in California's forest, blending classical mythology (Jove, sirens, Memnon) with Buddhist reverence, portraying timeless mystery amid redwoods and laurels.
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The Great Arbutus Tree of California.
In the aforetime, when the sea was young.
But yet the moon already waxen old.
Nymph, god and satyr wandered through the wold.
And Memnon's stony lips at sunrise rung.
Æons have passed like hours since sirens sung
Since Jove wooed Danaë in a shower of gold,
But Buddha, Lord of Earth and Time, was old
When Jove and Juno, Time and Earth, were young.
A mystery broodeth o'er the forest dim.
Where solemn redwood, laurel green, and bay
All bow obeisance to great Buddha's throne,
Ghosts of dead Gods whisper a phantom hymn:
Trees, birds and humans, awed and cowering, pray
Moved by the pliant bronze, moaneth the madrone.
—San Francisco Argonaut
In the aforetime, when the sea was young.
But yet the moon already waxen old.
Nymph, god and satyr wandered through the wold.
And Memnon's stony lips at sunrise rung.
Æons have passed like hours since sirens sung
Since Jove wooed Danaë in a shower of gold,
But Buddha, Lord of Earth and Time, was old
When Jove and Juno, Time and Earth, were young.
A mystery broodeth o'er the forest dim.
Where solemn redwood, laurel green, and bay
All bow obeisance to great Buddha's throne,
Ghosts of dead Gods whisper a phantom hymn:
Trees, birds and humans, awed and cowering, pray
Moved by the pliant bronze, moaneth the madrone.
—San Francisco Argonaut
What sub-type of article is it?
Sonnet
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Arbutus Tree
California
Buddha
Jove
Mythology
Redwood Forest
Timeless Mystery
Poem Details
Title
The Great Arbutus Tree Of California.
Subject
On The Great Arbutus Tree Of California
Form / Style
Iambic Pentameter With Couplet Rhymes
Key Lines
But Buddha, Lord Of Earth And Time, Was Old
When Jove And Juno, Time And Earth, Were Young.
A Mystery Broodeth O'er The Forest Dim.
Where Solemn Redwood, Laurel Green, And Bay
All Bow Obeisance To Great Buddha's Throne,