The Bells of San Clemente


    Past craggy bluffs, formed by the sea,
    above the hills that roll so gently,
    the morning sun is rising up
    with the bells of San Clemente.     

    The veil of early morning mist
    surrounds each greening shrub and tree,
    and brings the rising surf in tune
    with the bells of San Clemente.

    There, Catalina Isle ascends;
    her dark form waves enchantingly
    across the blue, as though in dance
    with the bells of San Clemente.

    Far past the pier white seagulls fly,
    adorning a mild-weathered sea,
    just gliding, sailing, in accord
    with the bells of San Clemente.

    The crowning glory of each day
    comes when the sun drops quietly
    and weaves all earth and sky in song
    with the bells of San Clemente.