| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1636. Morning in Camp |
| | | By Herbert Bashford |
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| A BED of ashes and a half-burned brand | |
| Now mark the spot where last night’s campfire sprung | |
| And licked the dark with slender, scarlet tongue; | |
| The sea draws back from shores of yellow sand, | |
| Nor speaks lest he awake the sleeping land. | 5 |
| Tall trees grow out of shadows; high among | |
| Their sombre boughs one clear, sweet song is sung, | |
| In deep ravine by drooping cedars spanned, | |
| All drowned in gloom; a flying pheasant’s whirr | |
| Rends morning’s solemn hush; gray rabbits run | 10 |
| Across the clovered glade, while far away | |
| Upon the hills each huge, expectant fir | |
| Holds open arms in welcome to the sun— | |
| Great, pulsing heart of bold, advancing day! | |
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