This Poem was Submitted By: Mason D. Kelsey On Date: 2001-03-16 18:43:23 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Bok Tower

First day of Spring, first day of Spring? Grey clouds, no sun, and almost rain. The Seminoles are cold and shake, But caroling begins to break Into our hope with golden ring. First day of Spring, first day of Spring. The hill of Iron, the hill of Hate, The tomb’s stone angels weep and wait, A day when I cry out and sing, First day of Spring, first day of Spring! My mind’s too joyous to concede, Though men proceed as grass and weed, As good men die and dead men bring First day of Spring, first day of Spring.

Copyright © March 2001 Mason D. Kelsey

Additional Notes:
Bok build a mausoleum for himself in in the 1930s on top of Iron Hill, one of the higher points in Central Florida (a little over 300 feet), north of Sebring. Surrounded by beautiful gardens, the mausoleum is a tall white marble tower with carolling bells and stone angels on the top, easily seen from many miles away. Around the beginning of Spring, Seminole Indians dressed in their traditional colorful dress sell trinkets near the tower. This poem was not written to follow any particular set of rules. Perhaps you could call it a Southern Sonnet with four instead of five iambics. I just call it a joyous poem for Spring for your enjoyment.


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