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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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