| Augustin S. Macdonald, comp. A Collection of Verse by California Poets. 1914. | | | | Junipero Serra | | By Richard Edward White |
| | | WITHIN the ruined church at Carmel’s bay, | |
| Beside the altar, with rank weeds o’ergrown, | |
| There’s a grave unmarked with slab or stone, | |
| Where lies one who, lost sight of in our day, | |
| Yet bides his time; and when have passed away | 5 |
| Our would-be heroes, he will then be known, | |
| And glory’s heritage at last will own, | |
| His title to which no one will gainsay. | |
| When life was nearing to an end, ’twas here, | |
| Seeking repose, the Padre Serra came; | 10 |
| Of our fair land he was the pioneer: | |
| And if the good alone were known to fame, | |
| Within our hearts his memory would be dear, | |
| And on our lips a household word his name. | | | | |
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