The Redwoods.
author Joseph B. Strauss
Builder of Golden Gate Bridge
Cathedral Tree One of the "Trees of mystory"
(The Sacred Tree of the Redwoods)
So shall they live
When ends our day
LIVING MONUMENT DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF
JOSEPH B. STRAUSS
Builder of the Golden Gate Bridge
Gnd Guthor of
Wonderland Redwood Park, Redwood Hou
Here, sown by the Creator's hand,
In serried ranks, the Redwoods stand;
No other clime is honored so,
No other lands their glory know.
The greatest of Earth's living forms,
Tall conquerors that laugh at storms;
Their challenge still unanswered rings,
Through fifty centuries of kings.
The nations that with them were young,
Rich empires, with their forts far-flung,
Lie buried now-their splendor gone;
But these proud monarchs still live on.
The REDWOODS
17.58
So shall they live, when ends our day,
When our crude citadels decay;
For brief the years allotted man,
But infinite perennials' span.
This is their temple, vaulted high,
And here we pause with reverent eye,
With silent tongue and awe-struck soul;
For here we sense life's proper goal;
To be like these straight, true and fine,
To make our world, like theirs, a shrine;
Sink down, Oh, traveller, on your knees,
God stands before you in these trees.
Trees of Mystery
The Chol of the Trail
Wond and Redwood Park
Trees of Mystery
Redwood Highway
1793-ARRY
1803-ARTRAY
Wonderland Redwood Park, Redwood Highway.
