The golden whales of California, and other rhymes in the American languageTHE GOLDEN WHALES OF CALIFORNIAReading editionChapter navigation60 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE GOLDEN WHALES OF CALIFORNIALIST OF THE BOOKS OF VACHEL LINDSAYA WORD ON CALIFORNIA, PHOTOPLAYS, AND SAINT FRANCISTHE GOLDEN WHALES OF CALIFORNIAKALAMAZOOJOHN L. SULLIVAN, THE STRONG BOY OF BOSTONBRYAN, BRYAN, BRYAN, BRYANRAMESES IIMOSESA RHYME FOR ALL ZIONISTSA MEDITATION ON THE SUNDANTETHE COMET OF PROPHECYSHANTUNG, OR THE EMPIRE OF CHINA IS CRUMBLING DOWNTHE LAST SONG OF LUCIFERA DOLL’S “ARABIAN NIGHTS”THE LAME BOY AND THE FAIRYTHE BLACKSMITH’S SERENADETHE APPLE BLOSSOM SNOW BLUESTHE DANIEL JAZZWHEN PETER JACKSON PREACHED IN THE OLD CHURCHTHE CONSCIENTIOUS DEACONDAVY JONES’ DOOR-BELLTHE SEA SERPENT CHANTEYTHE LITTLE TURTLETHE SCIENTIFIC ASPIRATIONTHE VISIT TO MABTHE SONG OF THE STURDY SNAILSANOTHER WORD ON THE SCIENTIFIC ASPIRATIONDANCING FOR A PRIZECOLD SUNBEAMSFOR ALL WHO EVER SENT LACE VALENTINESMY LADY IS COMPARED TO A YOUNG TREETO EVE, MAN’S DREAM OF WIFEHOOD AS DESCRIBED BY MILTONA KIND OF SCORNHARPS IN HEAVENTHE CELESTIAL CIRCUSTHE FIRE-LADDIE, LOVEIN MEMORY OF MY FRIEND JOYCE KILMER, POET AND SOLDIERTHE TIGER ON PARADETHE FEVER CALLED WARSTANZAS IN JUST THE RIGHT TONE FOR THE SPIRITED GENTLEMEN WHO WOULD CONQUER MEXICOTHE MODEST JAZZ-BIRDTHE STATUE OF OLD ANDREW JACKSONSEW THE FLAGS TOGETHERJUSTINIANTHE VOICE OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISIIN WHICH ROOSEVELT IS COMPARED TO SAULHAIL TO THE SONS OF ROOSEVELTTHE SPACIOUS DAYS OF ROOSEVELTWHEN THE MISSISSIPPI FLOWED IN INDIANATHE FAIRY FROM THE APPLE-SEEDA HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWNTHE DREAM OF ALL THE SPRINGFIELD WRITERSTHE SPRINGFIELD OF THE FAR FUTUREAFTER READING THE SAD STORY OF THE FALL OF BABYLONALEXANDER CAMPBELLI—MY FATHERS CAME FROM KENTUCKYII—WRITTEN IN A YEAR WHEN MANY OF MY PEOPLE DIEDIII—A RHYMED ADDRESS TO ALL RENEGADE CAMPBELLITES, EXHORTING THEM TO RETURNBeginning of this editionNext chapter →LIST OF THE BOOKS OF VACHEL LINDSAYAll chapters and sections (60)THE GOLDEN WHALES OF CALIFORNIALIST OF THE BOOKS OF VACHEL LINDSAYA WORD ON CALIFORNIA, PHOTOPLAYS, AND SAINT FRANCISTHE GOLDEN WHALES OF CALIFORNIAKALAMAZOOJOHN L. SULLIVAN, THE STRONG BOY OF BOSTONBRYAN, BRYAN, BRYAN, BRYANRAMESES IIMOSESA RHYME FOR ALL ZIONISTSA MEDITATION ON THE SUNDANTETHE COMET OF PROPHECYSHANTUNG, OR THE EMPIRE OF CHINA IS CRUMBLING DOWNTHE LAST SONG OF LUCIFERA DOLL’S “ARABIAN NIGHTS”THE LAME BOY AND THE FAIRYTHE BLACKSMITH’S SERENADETHE APPLE BLOSSOM SNOW BLUESTHE DANIEL JAZZWHEN PETER JACKSON PREACHED IN THE OLD CHURCHTHE CONSCIENTIOUS DEACONDAVY JONES’ DOOR-BELLTHE SEA SERPENT CHANTEYTHE LITTLE TURTLETHE SCIENTIFIC ASPIRATIONTHE VISIT TO MABTHE SONG OF THE STURDY SNAILSANOTHER WORD ON THE SCIENTIFIC ASPIRATIONDANCING FOR A PRIZECOLD SUNBEAMSFOR ALL WHO EVER SENT LACE VALENTINESMY LADY IS COMPARED TO A YOUNG TREETO EVE, MAN’S DREAM OF WIFEHOOD AS DESCRIBED BY MILTONA KIND OF SCORNHARPS IN HEAVENTHE CELESTIAL CIRCUSTHE FIRE-LADDIE, LOVEIN MEMORY OF MY FRIEND JOYCE KILMER, POET AND SOLDIERTHE TIGER ON PARADETHE FEVER CALLED WARSTANZAS IN JUST THE RIGHT TONE FOR THE SPIRITED GENTLEMEN WHO WOULD CONQUER MEXICOTHE MODEST JAZZ-BIRDTHE STATUE OF OLD ANDREW JACKSONSEW THE FLAGS TOGETHERJUSTINIANTHE VOICE OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISIIN WHICH ROOSEVELT IS COMPARED TO SAULHAIL TO THE SONS OF ROOSEVELTTHE SPACIOUS DAYS OF ROOSEVELTWHEN THE MISSISSIPPI FLOWED IN INDIANATHE FAIRY FROM THE APPLE-SEEDA HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWNTHE DREAM OF ALL THE SPRINGFIELD WRITERSTHE SPRINGFIELD OF THE FAR FUTUREAFTER READING THE SAD STORY OF THE FALL OF BABYLONALEXANDER CAMPBELLI—MY FATHERS CAME FROM KENTUCKYII—WRITTEN IN A YEAR WHEN MANY OF MY PEOPLE DIEDIII—A RHYMED ADDRESS TO ALL RENEGADE CAMPBELLITES, EXHORTING THEM TO RETURNAND OTHER RHYMES IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE◇LIST OF THE BOOKS OF VACHEL LINDSAY →