Classic Poem

They landed and could
—see nothing but
—meadows and tall
—trees—
cypress, nearly three
—fathoms about at the
—roots,
rising straight for
—sixty or eighty feet
—without a branch.
In the woods were
—cedars, oaks, and
—walnut trees;
some beech, some elm,
—black walnut, ash,
—and sassafras; mul-
—berry trees in
—groves;
honey-suckle and
—other vines hanging
—in clusters on
—many trees.
They stepped on
—violets and other
—sweet flowers,
many kinds in many
—colors; straw-
—berries and rasp-
—berries were on
—the ground.
Blackbirds with red
—shoulders were
—flying about
and many small birds,
—some red, some blue;
the woods were full of deer;
and running
—everywhere
—fresh water—
—brooks, rundles,
—springs and creeks.
In the twilight,
—through the thickets
—and tall grass,
creeping upon all
—fours—the
—savages, their
—bows in their