Verses From Many Seas

er, ever going?" Sighed a tenant in his woe; But the old-time ckd Venetian spedtre Slowly, sadly answered "No". "With apologies to Poe, "Most abjed: and all-pervading, "Long withheld, but now parading, "Apologies to Poe." While the spedre then did vanish, But the echo whispered "No". Tangier, Morocco, November 10, 1914. NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL IN PARIS Away down by the Seine, it stands, Imposing, stained with years, Gay, bubbling Paris, it has watched, And has felt a Nation's tears. As the sunshine o'er the chancel Lights at mom the stained glass warm, Outside, Paris surges always, With its human life and charm. Ah, ye great cathedral builders, When your day comes back again, With its rich stained glass and music, May peace reign forever then. San Francisco, September 14, 1914. MALACANAN PALACE, MANILA There's a spreading, rambling palace, Somewhere in the Seven Seas, 'Midst the green of tropic rice fields, And the flaming eastern trees. - Tis a palace that was builded With an old-time style and grace, And has Spanish grandees' portraits Hanging all about the place. And now, in its age and beauty, The dull Pasig still flows by, With its little Filipino boats, Still tinged by the Eastern sky. Tangier, Morocco, November 6, 1911. AN ORIENTAL VILLA I've a villa near a forest, Of the slender betel palm, Feathery pines, from far Australia, Break with songs the Eastern calm, And...