A SONG OF SUN AND SUMMER.

A SONG OF SUN AND SUMMER. ELIZABETH ROBERTS MACDONALD. 415.3 Now shimmering waves of fairy bloom Across the meadows break and run, And all the good brown earth is glad Beneath the glory of the sun. In bubbles blown of crystal sound The…

The Hirschman Clock

The Hirschman Clock 64 April eighteenth at five o'clock The Hirschman clock was ticking: It watched the Kearny-Market block And kept the minutes clicking Alas! when thirteen told that clook There came a mighty earthquake shock Oh! woe to thee,…

Simple Request

Simple Request. 147.9 I'm just as reason'ble a man As any can be: I don't see how sane people can Find any fault with me. I try my best to keep the rest From goin' quite astray- An' all I ask in life is jest To have things my own way! It's…

Israel’s Restoration

Israel's Restoration. 180.9 Stand up, ye nations, far and near, Lift your eyes and behold with cheer, The Night of Earth has nearly gone, The Eastern day begins to dawn, And soon with wondering eyes we see The glorious day of jubilee. Behold,…

Questions

Questions. 160.8 Joy comes along with sorrow, And sorrow on with joy: What boots it which we borrow Since each has its alloy? Our life wears death for a jewel And death makes sweet our life; Which is more kind, more cruel, Which more…

The Watchword

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The Watchword. John Kendrick Bangs 23.2 Give of your mass of gold, Send to the prostrate West Some of that wealth untold Digged from her virgin breast. Give! Give of your meager store, Send from your cupboard bare Out to…

WHISTLING.

WHISTLING. 479.4 In boyhood when you journeyed home And darkness wrapped the world. Weird beats and ogres turked about, Each bush an imp would hold. The rocks took unfamiliar shapes, The trees were stiff and stark, And then to keep your…

A WISH

A Wish 518-2 "Be my fairy, mother; Grant me a wish to-day,---- Something as well in the sunshine As when the rain drops play." "And if I were a fairy, With but one wish to spare, What should I give thee, darling, To quiet thine earnest prayer?" "I'd…

The Bachelor’s Soliloquy

The Bachelor's Soliloquy. 243.5 To wed or not to wed; That is the question. Whether 'tis better To remain single, And disappoint a few women- For a time; Or marry, And disappoint one woman- For life?

THE EFFACEMENT OF SELF.

THE EFFACEMENT OF SELF. 505.3 The sweet lives are those to duty wed, e deeds, both great and small, Are close-knit strands of an unbroken thread Where love ennobles all. The world may sound no trumpets, ring no bells; The Book of Life the…

SEVEN YEARS OLD.

SEVEN YEARS OLD. 531.2 I am seven years old to-day- Seven times one are seven; And Alice is four years older- Seven and four are eleven. My lessons are so hard to learn, So full of figures and words; The numbers hum in my head like bees,…

Brier Rose

Brier Rose. 170.1 I. Sald Rose Brier Rose's mother to the naughty Brier "What will become of you, my child, the Lord Al-mighty knows. You will not serub the kettles, and you will not touch the broom. You never…

ADVICE.

ADVICE. 528.11 We all, sometimes would like to curs Don't do it. Profanity ne'er helped a muss- Don't do it. You may be mad; you may be blue- When things go all awry for you, But giving up will never do- Don't do it. 'At times you'd like…

The Meddleson Mosquito

The Meddleson Mosquito. 128.6 "Tis the gloaming and the roam- ing of a loving pair has ceased; To the lawn the two have gone and there are holding a love- feast. On the green with naught be- tween they sit and tell the story old- On her fingers…

What Did You Use To Do

What Did You Use To Do 576 Th boy's just old enough to play These little fellers games Like "blind man's buff" an-anyway, I can't recall the names He's just as glad as glad can be At learnin' somethin new, An keeps forever askin' me:…

To San Francisco

To San Francisco 395 O guardian of the nation's western gate! Keeping your lookout on our destinies, Where lles the mystic Orlent over seas, The world beholds you torn and desolate; O'erthrown as if through Nature's deadly hate, Destroyed,…

God

God. Runuin of Derghaven 202.1 O. thou Eternal One! whose presence bright 0. the All space doth occupy all motions guide: Unchanged through time's all devastating flight Thou only God! There is no God beside: Being above all beings!…

The Reason For It.

The Reason For It. 486.6 For It Although she braved the breakers, She couldn't swim at all, But when she donned her bathing suit And flung aside her shawl And in the sand disported To show her ankie trim This girl of ancient family Was…

Marching Along.

Marching Along. 266.8 The children are gath'ring from near and far, The trumpet is sounding the call for the war. The conflict is raging, 'twill be fearful and long. We'll gird on the armor, and be marching along. Chorus- Marching along,…

The Old Kitchen Floor.

The Old Kitchen Floor. 330.8 Far back in my musings my thoughts have been cast, To the spot where the hours of my childhood wero passed. I loved ali its rooms, to the pantry and hall, But that blessed old kitchen was dearer than all. Its…