Tag Archive for: Miscellaneous Reflections
Hard To Beat
ReflectionsHARD TO BEAT
WILLIAM A THOMPSON
5062
Last night I held a little hand
So dainty and so neat,
Methought my heart would burst with joy,
So wildly did it beat
No other hand into my soul
Could greater solace bring,
Than that I held last night,…
Keeps Swinging On The Gate
ReflectionsKeeps Swinging on the Gate
5972
Joe Jones, a likely lad was he,
But sad to now relate,
Whene'er his pa had use for him,
He was swinging on the gate,
There was plenty of work for
Joe to do Both early morn and late:
But nothing pleased him…
Present Jordan’s Poem
ReflectionsPRESENT JORDAN'S POEM
Dr David Starr Jordan
2551
"A Castle in Spain," in a recent issue of the New York Independent:
I know a castle in the heart of Spain,
Builded of stone, as if to stand for aye,
With tile roof red against the…
The Ferns
ReflectionsTHE FERNS
5183
"Oh, what shall we do
The long winter through?"
The babyferns cried
When the mother-fern died
The winds whistled bleak,
And the woodland was drear,
And on each baby-cheek
There glistened a tear
Then down from a cloud,
Like a…
The Missionary’s Daughter
ReflectionsThe Missionary's Daughter
By JAMES J MONTAGE
2881
Now, Dollie, keep your eyes on me
Be quiet, an' behave;
You're loads of trouble, 'cause, you see,
You've got a soul to save
There's dreadful lots you'll need to learn
An' there'll be…
Watch Out
ReflectionsWATCH OUT
3833
Watch nut, Mister Hopper!
It's soon yo' song begin:
De mookin' bird-he see you
En he soou'll twitch you int
Watch out, Mister Butterfly!
Mighty fine you look: 14'1 gal a-chasin you
Ter press you in in book!
Ain't dis…
Thursday
ReflectionsThursday
2569
We pray Thee, grant us strength to take
Our daily cross, whate'er it be
And gladly for thine own deur sako
In paths of pain to follow thee
-W W How
An Even Break
ReflectionsAn Even Break
40912
The farmer sows his crops,
His wife sews his clothes,
The farmer darns the winds
And the good wife darus his hose,
The farmer pitches in the hay,
But should he cross her whim
The good wife lays aside her work
And pitches…
The Binary Farmer Son
ReflectionsThe Binary Farmer Son
3773
But hunger it came creeping on; poor girl, she cried with woe
And for to find his murderers she straightway home did co,
Saying "Parents, dear, you soon shall hear of a shocking deed that's done
In yonder vale lien…
The Interloper
ReflectionsTHE INTERLOPER
5177
That there little kid upstairs
Ain't no right to be
uttin' in on my affairs
And stealin' things off me
He stole my mamma first of all,
An' she makes such a fuss About him when she hears him squall-
The foolish little…
I’M Earning What I Git
ReflectionsI'm Earning What I Git
1335
Nearly even the papors knock some other idol down;
Yesterday they spoiled the halo that
was work by Abner Brown-
Rich old, plus lookin' Abner! Zeems an though it can't be true
Why, the hings they charge agin him…
Beyon The Years
ReflectionsBeyon the Years
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR
2933
Revond the years the answer lies
Beyond where broods the grieving skies
And night drops tears
Where Faith rou-chastened amiles to rise
And doff its fears
And carping sorrow pines and dies- Beyond…
Job’s Comforter
ReflectionsJob's Comforter
1602
Grim trouble lasteth but a day
Cheer up! Cheer up! ye blue ones!
Let us be happy while we may:
Grim trouble lasteth but a day
Our sorrows soon will pass away,
And then we'll have some new ones!
Grim trouble lasteth…
Flee As A Bird
ReflectionsFlee as a Bird
5003
Flee as a bird to your mountain,
Thou who art weary of sin:
Go to the clear flowing fountain
Where you may wash and be clean
Fly for the avenger is near theo
Call and the Savior will hear thea,
He on his bosom will…
The Boy On The Farm
ReflectionsThe Boy on the Farm
1766
I've put away my tired skates,
My sled is on the "bum"
My overshoes I'll need no more
I'm glad 'at summer's come
I've got a bran-new jack-knife-
I'll make the whistles hum;
I know just where the willows grow-…
Business Diplomacy
ReflectionsBUSINESS DIPLOMACY
6002
Ees fat Dootch barber gotta shop
Tree door from deesa bootblack stan',
An' when he see da trade I gat
He try for bust me eef he can,
An' so be geeve outside hees shop
A chalr for neegger bootblack man
You theenk…
Spring
ReflectionsSpring
4688
In the spring Ferdie sat next to his chum on the steps of Old North, caroling college chanties with the Seniors And Ferdie composed the following, which he gave to the soloist, who passed it along until it was split into barber-shop…
Green Bill
ReflectionsGreen Bill
4543
I will tell you of a fellow
Of a fellow I have seen;
He is neither white nor yellow,
But is altogether green
His name it is not charming
For it's only common Bill
Chorus for first, second, and third verse
He urges me…
The Summer Shirtwaist
ReflectionsTHE SUMMER SHIRTWAIST
4631
Oh, peekaboo!
I tell you true,
As every person knows
And must confess,
You're almost dress
And very nearly clothes
Oh, peekaboo!
The glimpses you
Permit of shoulders white
Would tempt, I fear
The most austere…
The Clock Will Tick It Away
ReflectionsTHE CLOCK WILL TICK IT AWAY
5272
'Mid the many tasks the years Im- pose
Come blithe and blissful times,
And strewn through a world of rustic prose
Are ripples of restful rhymes
But the joys we deem the dearest seem
The shortest in their…