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    Well�察�Reuben   only  touched   his hat And   mumbled�察  �Thank   you�察 �Sir�察─�

And asked me whereabouts to find A carpenter。 

    HAROLD CRAWFORD STEARNS 



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                      COUNTRY ROAD 



    I CAN'T forget a gaunt grey barn Like a face without an eye That kept 

recurring by field and tarn Under a Cape Cod sky。 

    I   can't   forget   a   woman's   hand�察  �Roughened   and   scarred   by   toil   That 

beckoned clear´eyed children tanned By sun and wind and soil。 

    Beauty and hardship�察�bent and bound Under the selfsame yoke�此�Babies 

with bare knees plump and round And stooping women folk。 

    MARIE LOUISE HERSEY 



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                                     WREATHS 



    RED   wreaths   Hang   in   my   neighbor's   window�察  �Green   wreaths   in   my 

own。 On this day I lost my husband。 On this day you lost your boy。 On this 

day Christ was born。 Red wreaths�察�Green wreaths Hang in Our Windows 

Red   for   a   bleeding   heart�察  �Green   for   grave   grass。   Mary�察  �mother   of   Jesus�察�

Look   down   and   comfort   us。 You   too   knew  passion�察�You   too   knew   pain。 

Comfort us�察�Who are not brides of God�察�Nor bore God。 On Christmas day 

Hang wreaths�察�Red for new pain。 Green for spent passion。 

    CAROLYN HILLMAN 



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                               MEMPHIS 



    WHY should I sing of my present�拭         �It is noth´ ing to me or you�察�

    Rather I'd dream of Dixie and tie ships on the old bayou� �Rather I'd 

dream of my packets and the lazy river days�察�Rather I'd dream of my levee 

and the crimson sunset haze�察�

    Rather I'd   dream of   my  triumphs�察�of   the days   that   are long gone by�察�

Rather   I'd   dream   of   flame´tipped   stacks   against   a   saffron   sky�察  �Of   level 

lawns of topaz�察�of level fields of jade�察�Of the rambling pillared mansions 

that my fathers' fathers made� �

    Why should I sing of my present�拭        �It is nothing to you or me�察�But the 

river road�察�the great road�察�the high road to the sea� �Aye�察�that is worth the 

dreaming�察�aye�察�that was worth the pain。 Send me back my river�察�and I shall 

wake again� �

    GORDON MALHERBE HILLMAN 



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                 SAINT COLUMBKILLE 



     COLUMBKILLE�               �Saint    Columbkille�       �You    naughty    man�察    �Saint 

Columbkille�   �Why   did   you   Finnian's   Psalter   take   And   secretly   a   copy 

make�拭�You   know   'twas   such   a   naughty  thing   For   one   descended   from  a 

king To lock himself into a cell�察�'Twas far from right�察�you knew it well�察� 

And   copy   Finnian's   Psalter   through�察�Against   his   will   as   well   you   knew。 

And then to think a common bird Should feel such shame�察�that when he 

heard The breathing spy outside your door�察�And felt your sainthood was no 

more�察�Should through the crack attack the spy�察�And in a rage pluck out his 

eye�察�As   if   that   saintly   Irish   crane   Would   hide   from   all   your   Saintship's 

stain。   I   grieve   to   think   that   you   did   add   Sin   unto   sin�察  �it   is   too   bad。   For 

Finnian could not you persuade To yield the copy that you made�察�Until the 

King in his behalf Ruled´;To each cow belongs her calf;�此�And then you 

grew so mad you swore On Erin's face you'd look no more。 And crossed 

the   sea   the   Picts   to   save�察  �Because   you   so   did   misbehave   To   dear   Saint 

Finnian�此�faith�察�'twas ill For you to act so�察�Columbkille� �A saint you were 

no   doubt�察  �no   doubt�   �What   pity   'twas   you   were   found   out�   �We   know   an 

angel ��snob or fool�殖� 

       To Kiaran showed a common rule�察�An axe�察�an auger�察�and a saw�察�And 

told that saint it was the law Of Heaven that Columbkille should be Far�察�

far above such saints as he�察�For Columbkille contemned a crown�察�While 

he these homely tools laid down�察�To serve the Lord�察�and that the Lord To 

each would give his due reward。 I wonder if that angel knew That Christ 

these tools had laid down too。 O Columbkille� �O Columbkille� �A saint like 

you must have his will�察�But for myself I'd rather be The common sinner 

that   you   see   Than   make   a   crane   ashamed   of   me�察 �And   angels   talk   such 

idiocy。 



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     E。 J。 V。   HUIGINN 



                             MISS DOANE 



     MISS   Doane   was   sixty�察  �probably�察  �She   rented   third   floor   room   That 

opened on an airshaft full Of cooking smells and gloom。 

     She    worked    in  philanthropic    man's    Well´known      department     store�察�

Cashiered in basement�察�hot and close�察�For forty years or more。 

     Each   night   when   she   came   home   she'd   stand A  moment   in   the   hall�察�

Before she went into her room With low and tender call。 

     And   often   I   would   hear   her   voice   Repeat   a   childish   prayer�察  �Or   read 

some old�察�old fairy tale Of Princess�察�grand and fair。 

     One night I went to visit her And spied�察�in little chair A great wax doll�察�

in dainty dress�察�And curls of flaxen hair。 

     I   praised   the   doll�察  �its   prettiness�察  �Miss   Doane   said�察   �I'm   alone。   She 

comforts me。 I wanted so A child to call my own。; 

       Each night I heard her softly sing A childish lullaby�察�But once�察�and 

just before she died�察�I heard her cry and cry� �

     WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON 



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                        FALLEN FENCES 



     THE woods grew dark�察�black shadows rocked And I could scarcely see 

My way along the old tote road�察�That long had seemed to me 

     To wind on aimlessly�察�but now Came full to life�察�the rain Would soon 

strike down�察�ahead I saw A clearing�察�and a lane 

    Between   gray�察  �fallen   fences   and   Wide�察  �grayer�察  �grim   stone   walls�察  �So 

grim and gray I shrank from thought Of weary�察�aching spalles。 

     On stony knoll great aspens swayed And swung in browsing teeth Of 

wind�察  �slim�察  �silvered   yearlings   shook And   shivered   underneath。   Beyond�察�

some   ancient   oak   trees   bent   And   wrangled   over   roof   Of   weatherbeaten 

house�察�and barn Whose sag bespoke no hoof。 

    And ivy crawled up either end Of house�察�to chimney�察�where It lashed 

in futile anger at The wind wolves of the air。 

     I thought the house abandoned�察�and I ran to get inside�察�When suddenly 

the old front door was opened and flung wide 

    And she stood there�察�with hand on knob�察�As I went swiftly in�察�Then 

closed the door most softly on The storm and shrieking din。 

    A  space   I   stood   and   looked   at   her�察  �So   young�察  �'twas   passing   strange 

That fifty years or more had gone And brought no new style's change。 

     The    sweetness�察   �daintiness   of  her  In  starched   and   dotted   gown    Of 

creamy whiteness�察�over hoops�察�With ruffles winding down� �

    We had not much to say�察�and yet Of words I felt no lack�察�Her smiles 

slipped into dimples�察�stopped A moment�察�then dropped back。 

     I felt her pride of race�察�her taste In silken rug and chair�察�And quaintly 

fashioned furniture Of patterns old and rare。 

     On window sill a rose bush stood�察�'Twas bringing rose to bud�察�One full 

bloomed there but yesterday�察�Dropped petals�察�red as blood。 

     Quite soon�察�she asked to be excused For just a moment�察�and Went out�察�

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