PFF The Beauty of Mount Holy Cross Colorado

What a beautiful vintage post card this one is. And perfect for the start of the Christmas season.

It is titled " Out Where The West Begins " This is a poem famous around the world as defining the spirit of the west more effectively than anything yet written. It was written by Arthur Chapman, then a report on a Denver newspaper on the occasion of a dispute as the the real boundary of the West. The poem and Mount Holy Cross are two symbols of the marvelous west that are familiar to all.
Mount Holy Cross is in Colorado.

Out Where the West Begins

Out where the handclasp's a little stronger,

Out where the smile dwells a little longer,

That 's where the West begins;

Out where the sun is a little brighter

Where the snows that fall are a trifle whiter,

Where the bonds of home are a wee bit tighter

Out where the skies are a trifle bluer,

Out where friendship's a little truer,

That's where the West begins,

Out where a fresher breeze is blowing ,

Where there's laughter in ever streamlet flowing,

Where there's more of reaping and less of sowing.

That's where the West begins.

Out where the world is in the making

Where fewer hearts with despair are aching.

That's where the West begins;

Where there's more of singing and less of sighing.

Where there's more of giving and less of buying.

And a man makes friends with half trying.

That's where the West begins.

Arthur Chapman

I love this postcard, it is so beautiful. And a wonderful start to this holiday season.

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