THE NEW YEAR TO DATE 5995 When first the New Year came to town, Appeared baby boy In nothing but a pair of wings And smiles of dimpled joy But growing fast, the next decade He wore a wig with curls, And rode a fiery, prancing steed, And courted all the girls He next arrived […]
Twilight 1535 Crested waves and a long gray beach Far and far as the eyes may reach- Twilight falling on tide and foam, On a silvery sea-gull winging home, On a little pool left by the spendthrift sea Where pale stars gladden the heart of me Down in the west are the far ships gone, […]
A Jingle of Fall Shopping L Ron Hubbard 2945 Young Mr Hubbard, he went, and he rubbered To get his dear wifey a hat He saw a new bonnet, sald, “Let’s decide on it” Said she, “Why no one’s that!” wearing They looked at, he reckoned, ten bonnet: & second Until they found one low […]
Where There’s a With There’s a Way 3364 This life is a difficult riddle For many people we see With faces as long as a fiddle That ought to look shining with glee I am sure in this world there are plenty Of good things enough for us all, And yet there’s not one out […]
Thanksgiving 4802 ‘S if we had two kinda o’ glasses, And we used the far uns mont- Real bright uns to see off with But blue uns to look clost I reckon though, if somethin’ ‘ D show all aides to us, Then we’d be mighty thankful That our lot wasn’t no wua “Jeat count […]
Twilight L M Montgomery, 2073 From vales of dawn hath Day pursued the Night Who mocking fled, swift-sandaled, to the west, Nor ever lingered in her wayward flight With dusk-eyed glance to recompense his quest, But over crocus hills and meadows gray Sped fleetly on her way Now when the Day, shorn of his failing […]
Cooking In The Street 92 We passed through fire and earthquake, And close to famine’s hungry jaws We’re seen such rights in Frisco, As have made the whole world pause We,ve seen such sights in Frisco, Burned to ushes at our feet But for undiluted troubles me cooking in the street! Chorus: With an armful […]
Song of the Ruby 4853 The heart of me is red with blood, the eyes of me are crimson fire, I light the way for all true loves, across the land of heart’s desire I cannot rest, I cannot sleep, I am at war with everything- I stain a queen’s white marble throat, and play […]
Lulu 2176 Lulu, dearest Lulu You said that you would be mine I’d treat you like a lady As long as the sun would shine Chorus- Storm may rule the ocean, Bright heavens may cease to be, This world may lose its motion, When I prove false to thee I asked your father for you […]
MILLET’S ANGELUS 5112 ENVELOPED by the sunset’s crimson tida That over all the dreaming landscape lies- Transfusing it to glory with the skies- In reverence stand the tollers side by side, Earth-stained and weary, while across the wide, Dim fields the Angelus slowly swells and dies– But they dream not all that to artist eyes […]
After Many Years Alice E Squire 2243 Back to the arenes of my childhood Back to the old home once more; Many a thing to remind me Of the days so happy of yore Back to the weates of my girlhood, To the old homesteat no fair Longing and weeping for loved ones- Father and […]
Life’s Railway to Heaven 2615 Life is like a mountain raliroad- With an engineer that’s bra We must make the run successful From the cradle in Watch the curves, the file the tunnales Never faiter, never Qual Keep your hand upon the throttle And your eys on the rail Chorus- Blessed Revior, thou will wuide […]
THE WOOD OF DREAMS 5226 Here in the Wood of Dreams, be still, be still! I weary of your passion and your sighing, For I would hear the silent, joyous laugh That mocks all anxious men afraid of dying There is a knowledge hid among the trees, Philosophy amid the grasses glistens: I think I […]
EXPURGATED FOOTBALL 5007 Can this tame, Benevolent game Be the same Old riproaring Death scoring Stunt With which we were wont To amuse ourselves in days of yore? No gore? No broken ribs? Why not the on bibs And let them play Croquet Or something real exciting In which the fighting If you insist On […]
Ole To Run 2123 O thou invisible spirit of Wine! If thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee-Devil- Shakespeare Let thy devotee extol thee, And thy wondrous virtues sum: But the worst of names l’If call thee O thou hydra-monster-Runi Pimple maker, visage bloater, Health corrupter, Idler’s mate; Mischief breeder, […]
A Spanish Cavaller 3894 A Spanish cavaller stood on his retreat, And on his guitar played a tune, dear; The music so sweet I oft times repeat The blessings of my country and you, dear Chorus- Say, darling, sny, when I’m far away Sometimes you may think of me, dear; Bright sunny dase will soon […]
QUERIES 4312 Does it ne’er chance that bicyclists unhurt and sound escape? Are football players always banged and battered out of shape? Do amateur photographers ne’er chance to have success? Do sporting men invariably in stripes and large plaids dress? Do fishermen ne’er tell the truth about their salmon’s weight? Do baseball umpires always meet […]
Doin’ Well in Georgia 1658 Well in Georgia We’re doin’ well in Georgia As well as well can be The rivers eing in muste On their way to meet the ne An’ the winds they join in chorus As they wase the blossoms five An’ the stare that light the midnight sing of mornin’! We’re […]
A Rude Awakening 507 They were talking of ages- A giddy, old beau, And a pretty, young maiden Of eighteen or so “I am scarcely too ancient For you, dear, am I?” He whispered her softly Through a plaintive sigh “Ah, the years are as nothing-” His heart-beats came fast, He thought he had captured […]
AS USUAL 4362 The troubles you’ve had, though they’re big to you, Are small as this old world views them The paltry prizes that we pursue- With a smile it sees us lose them! Your heart is weary and sick and sore, And you count upon gloom forever, But the sun is as bright as […]