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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 

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