Poem Analysis: A Colorado Memory

A Colorado Memory

"O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,"
Love shining from Patricia's eyes
As she starts to explain:

Katherine Lee Bates was inspired here
To write that lovely song.
The reason why becomes quite clear
The more we drive along.

With mother seated by her side,
Patricia starts to sing,
Softly, sweetly, as we ride,
In awe of everything.

"For purple mountain majesties".
We're riding right along
Toward those mountains joyously
While Patricia sings the song.

We're in awe of being there,
And we can plainly see
The reason that this is where
That great song came to be.

This memory I shall always keep
Of those two hand in hand,
Patricia singing soft and sweet
About God's glorious land.

Now every time I hear that