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"On Cape Kiawanda," a Poem written by Harry B. Hammell possibly in the 1930s or 1940s, copied by Erwin O. Redberg, and shared by Edna Redberg (Typed by Dean Bones, April 8, 2005) I sat and
watched the waves assault The sea
would lay, as in defeat, It hit the
Cape with all its power, The forces
in their gallant charge Old Haystack
Rock a mile offshore The sea
gulls soared on lazy wing Day after
day, as time goes on Determination
to succeed (Erwin O. Redberg noted that "At one time he owned a set of cabins there (in Pacific City) and also delivered the Oregonian newspaper in perhaps the '30s or '40s.) |
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