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AN ODE TO THE PIONEERS
ALIcE LoRRAINE ANDREWS
I
Proud Children of creative Destiny
Which, prescient of your coming, erstwhile clove
Through barriers stablished from eternity
The gateway of that West toward which ye strovel
Brave hearts of hope, that dared live out your dream,
Nor feared to hazard the Titanic rage
Of elemental powers, but steadfast pressed
On, following far the gleam—
Promise of fuller freedom for the age,—
Nor recked you of the cost, nor stayed your quest!
I
How joyously ye sought your rendezvous,
Drawn irresistibly upon the breast
Of confluent streams! What courage did endue!
How girded ye your loins! What fiery zest,
Forward impelling, bade forsake each haunt
Of childhood’s tenderest memory, that weaves
A chaplet of spring wildings for the heart
To cherish—secret vaunt
Of how throughout Time’s book the loosened leaves,
Albeit tattered, never tear apart!