Ode to the Centennial Sate

An ode written for my English class last month.

Ode to the Centennial State
Kristina Lu


O Colorado – The Mile High State - eclectic and relaxed,
Thou soaring mountains are like majestic abstracts;
From the peaks to the plains, a reminder of God;
The subtle browns and soothing greens, there is no greater laud;
A statement of thy culture, a statement of thy beliefs, a statement of thy vitality;
O Colorado, what a home you are to me!

And how art the exuberant colors of your light;
The sunrises, the sunsets: I need not exaggerate;
Each day, a stunning, aurulent greeting;
Each night, a colorfully regal final meeting:
A silhouette of cinnabar and brilliant peach,
The mauve range against a flammeous speech,
Starry night; O what a home you are to me!

We natives are so lucky, proud, and spoiled;
Our state! Our land! A place so beautiful without toil,
Dear bright Colorado, you treat us well:
How healthy are we, a tribute to you;
Kick back, relax, take a hike or two;
The powder’s great and so is the view!
O Colorado, a happy home you are to we!

And yet the world is grand and vast,
A place full of many other scenes to make the past;
Some far more eccentric and others less blessed,
A world worth seeing nonetheless.
But no matter the venture where or when,
There’s a place of returns, the Traveler has an origin;
O, Colorado, you are that place of home to me!

And down-to-Earth, thou art so rad and free!
You embody the power of our canyonous River,
You capture the freedom of a noonday skier;
A leader of Green and an attitude to match,
A spirit of adventure and limitless acts;
Diversity – an encouragement; unity – a fact;
O dear sweet Colorado, what a perfect home you are to me!