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The Painter on Silk
There was a man Who made his living By painting roses Upon silk。
He sat in an upper chamber And painted�察�And the noises of the street
Meant nothing to him。
When he heard bugles�察�and fifes�察�and drums�察�He thought of red�察�and
yellow�察 �and white roses Bursting in the sunshine�察 �And smiled as he
worked。
He thought only of roses�察�And silk。 When he could get no more silk He
stopped painting And only thought Of roses。
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The day the conquerors Entered the city�察�The old man Lay dying。 He
heard the bugles and drums�察�And wished he could paint the roses Bursting
into sound。
A Ballad of Footmen
Now what in the name of the sun and the stars Is the meaning of this
most unholy of wars�拭�
Do men find life so full of humour and joy That for want of excitement
they smash up the toy�拭�
Fifteen millions of soldiers with popguns and horses All bent upon
killing�察�because their ;of courses;
Are not quite the same。 All these men by the ears�察�And nine nations
of women choking with tears。
It is folly to think that the will of a king Can force men to make ducks
and drakes of a thing
They value�察�and life is�察�at least one supposes�察�Of some little interest�察�
even if roses
Have not grown up between one foot and the other。 What a marvel
bureaucracy is�察�which can smother
Such quite elementary feelings�察�and tag A man with a number�察�and set
him to wag
His legs and his arms at the word of command Or the blow of a
whistle� �He's certainly damned�察�
Fit only for mince´meat�察 �if a little gold lace And an upturned
moustache can set him to face
Bullets�察�and bayonets�察�and death�察�and diseases�察�Because some one he
calls his Emperor�察�pleases。
If each man were to lay down his weapon�察�and say�察�With a click of his
heels�察 �I wish you Good´day�察─�
Now what�察�may I ask�察�could the Emperor do�拭�A king and his minions
are really so few。
Angry�拭 �Oh�察�of course�察�a most furious Emperor� �But the men are so
many they need not mind his temper�察�or
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The dire results which could not be inflicted。 With no one to execute
sentence�察�convicted
Is just the weak wind from an old�察�broken bellows。 What lackeys men
are�察�who might be such fine fellows� �
To be killing each other�察�unmercifully�察�At an order�察�as though one said�察�
;Bring up the tea。;
Or is it that tasting the blood on their jaws They lap at it�察�drunk with its
ferment�察�and laws
So patiently builded�察�are nothing to drinking More blood�察�any blood。
They don't notice its stinking。
I don't suppose tigers do�察�fighting cocks�察�sparrows�察�And�察�as to men
what are men�察�when their marrows
Are running with blood they have gulped�察 �it is plain Such excellent
sport does not recollect pain。
Toll the bells in the steeples left standing。 Half´mast The flags which
meant order�察�for order is past。
Take the dust of the streets and sprinkle your head�察 �The civilization
we've worked for is dead。
Squeeze into this archway�察�the head of the line Has just swung round
the corner to `Die Wacht am Rhein'。
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The Overgrown Pasture
Reaping
You want to know what's the matter with me�察�do yer�拭�My� �ain't men
blinder'n moles�拭 �It ain't nothin' new�察 �be sure o' that。 Why�察 �ef you'd had
eyes you'd ha' seed Me changin' under your very nose�察�Each day a little
diff'rent。 But you never see nothin'�察�you don't。 Don't touch me�察�Jake�察�Don't
you dars't to touch me�察�I ain't in no humour。 That's what's come over me�察�
Jest a change clear through。 You lay still�察�an' I'll tell yer�察�I've had it on my
mind to tell yer Fer some time。 It's a strain livin' a lie from mornin' till
night�察 �An' I'm goin' to put an end to it right now。 An' don't make any
mistake about one thing�察�When I married yer I loved yer。 Why�察�your voice
'ud make Me go hot and cold all over�察�An' your kisses most stopped my
heart from beatin'。 Lord� �I was a silly fool。 But that's the way 'twas。 Well�察�
I married yer An' thought Heav'n was comin' To set on the door´step。
Heav'n didn't do no settin'�察�Though the first year warn't so bad。 The baby's
fever threw you off some�察�I guess�察�An' then I took her death real hard�察�An'
a mopey wife kind o' disgusts a man。 I ain't blamin' yer exactly。 But that's
how 'twas。 Do lay quiet�察�I know I'm slow�察�but it's harder to say 'n I thought。
There come a time when I got to be More wife agin than mother。 The
mother part was sort of a waste When we didn't have no other child。 But
you'd got used ter lots o' things�察�An' you was all took up with the farm。
Many's the time I've laid awake Watchin' the moon go clear through the
elm´tree�察�Out o' sight。 I'd foller yer around like a dog�察�An' set in the chair
you'd be'n settin' in�察�Jest to feel its arms around me�察�So long's I didn't have
yours。 It preyed on me�察�I guess�察�Longin' and longin' While you was busy
all day�察�and snorin' all night。 Yes�察�I know you're wide awake now�察�But now
ain't then�察�An' I guess you'll think diff'rent When I'm done。 Do you mind
the day you went to Hadrock�拭�I didn't want to stay home for reasons�察�But
you said someone 'd have to be here 'Cause Elmer was comin' to see t' th'
telephone。 An' you never see why I was so set on goin' with yer�察 �Our
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married life hadn't be'n any great shakes�察�Still marriage is marriage�察�an' I
was raised God´fearin'。 But�察 �Lord�察 �you didn't notice nothin'�察 �An' Elmer
hangin' around all Winter� �'Twas a lovely mornin'。 The apple´trees was jest
elegant With their blossoms all flared out�察�An' there warn't a cloud in the
sky。 You went�察�you wouldn't pay no 'tention to what I said�察�An' I heard the
Ford chuggin' for most a mile�察�The air was so still。 Then Elmer come。 It's
no use your frettin'�察�Jake�察�I'll tell you all about it。 I know what I'm doin'�察�
An' what's worse�察�I know what I done。 Elmer fixed th' telephone in about
two minits�察�An' he didn't seem in no hurry to go�察�An' I don't know as I
wanted him to go either�察�I was awful mad at your not takin' me with yer�察�
An' I was tired o' wishin' and wishin' An' gittin' no comfort。 I guess it ain't
necessary to tell yer all the things。 He stayed to dinner�察�An' he helped me
do the dishes�察�An' he said a home was a fine thing�察�An' I said dishes warn't
a home Nor yet the room they're in。 He said a lot o' things�察�An' I fended
him off at first�察�But he got talkin' all around me�察�Clost up to the things I'd
be'n thinkin'�察�What's the use o' me goin' on�察�Jake�察�You know。 He got all he
wanted�察 �An' I give it to him�察 �An' what's more�察 �I'm glad� �I ain't dead�察�
anyway�察�An' somebody thinks I'm somethin'。 Keep away�察 �Jake�察�You can
kill me to´morrer if you want to�察�But I'm goin' to have my say。 Funny thing� �
Guess I ain't made to hold a man。 Elmer ain't be'n here for mor'n two
months。 I don't want to