I liE L
\~D...,\\ O~ f A~
h<;.d .g-. 11 n,..t h r, t. -.::1·11 of )OUr bH.:akfa-.t took-
lng ('>f .1 bit 1. f to~-.t. h) the trag1 :\1\Ce of ·' g.Lnk·:l
in ~b <\coin"' of I.n nd r, p nk', h(':l\)-h HiH •
bord rin.._ the ""·
"iodin:=! p:1th"; of 1· 1111~ tr~~ .... a \ I t l\ • r
field "1th a moon pt'ep:ng throug-h ; hc~~t '. all) r
r.1in a h.l\ ... t.•• k hr.nin.,:-. .\nrl th<:rt' 1-. toe JV\ '
tht:>
of .t\nimab th\: H ugh lid, ,)f .1 H)W,
•
)Ur
tht: fri ndh· rub of ' a hor-.e • ... OQ:<. ag-am-.t
H
ch<>ck h, ·~hinm • f wdlomc <\<.:11 though p:\tt tlf
it ; ... f~r that skip. of chntT .tncl O.th under~\ ur .trm.'
fit-. \-OUr JX'l pig OC\•'r -.hO\\t'd )OU th.tt ll \\",I'll t
only 't>N:.1u--e you ku hun that he 1.'ntcJ for )llll,
tll.lt th re w.J.-.. something- about )OUr ~or-. th tt to
him w3.., Jrrt•nstlbl
i havin!! hi' b t• k -..tr.t~cht~
b.> you m~d him g\e Jirr
-.qu<'nl-. of d•II~!H:
.\nd ha\• n'r )•ll I<' d > "t: ·h ... !lul<' head pc~'plng
O\H th'"' top of .. r )1. ''hen t
h rd ) our foot-.tep-..
.• nd f, 1t nil (•mpt\ in-..ide?
I hen thH•· ,.., the jo} of )Ollr 0\\ll I hough!~ \dth
" ju-.t thl· win<.l-. to hoJJ ~ • ur h.tnd .tnd th• lull-. I•)
kN p \OUr h<·~ut.'' ll.n·p )OU t'\l'r Jiddt 11 ,I IJ,I\
turner the da, thnlu~h. 1lon , JX'rhaps. !Jut for .1
-cutrling rnbl>it, .• nd tlw c •• n . . of th• m n 111 thl
d~:>t.uu<'? Th<· li<"ld to ,,ur-.df. \•H• •• 111 wh•'tl• .tntl
... ing- unything th 11 colll., into ) our h :1<.1, :llld think
\OUr
n 'I houghh, with ju-.t the '\\Hl hc.l\ \ "' f 111
of th•· (10\~'r, th• ... !rep~ JOlt {1f tht• turn•r, th··
111UJ1(J!OilOU-. :-Wi'h of \ c)UI hor-.t• \
t:11J irom ,jd{' IO
... id<
'I ht n o, ou t:.ll\ di• :1111 in pe:t\«, on• long drt .un
nft, r anot!H•;, through the: lJUIHring m!d-d.l\ hf' ll
rill thf' ... h.u.low ....... te.ll out from th<' lwd~(·-. •• uld .tll
rh«· \\ hi!<.• fed th(• -.un ki-.-.ing )OU hn>\\ rwr .tnd
Lro\\ll \\llld hiO\dn~ \our h1ir in \\hi-.p..;
-
r tr• (.., .tt )l '' ind t1 . •m>in~
in tlw blind .... w<'l't and {11 -..h from tlw ~.t rd"n
nd, l.tc;t h . tlw jo~ <>I .1 p•·rft•< t ( ; omg t( I~ d.
Had I a Garden.
I> 1
g.mkn, it -.hould he
\ 11 -,miling to the "Un,
\•1l ,\ ter b rd .llld b uttt•t tly
( h Id rcn ... h~mld ro!llp an<.! run .
l·tlling th 1r l! lllt• l:lJh Wtlh !lower~
l hl' air with ..,Jwu t . tlld ~nng,
'
\\"lt" ~oldcn-<'rt ..,ts in g u c ldc r l>owl'r-s
1'- 1 ph d th<.' whoh d a) lung .
1\
H
ll.ul J
.1
3
g:trnee c-.wt <'l ;
Pau ... Hl!(, migh t pond<'r on the p:1'-l,
\',t~lll' twilight i n thf'lr eyes,
\ \ .1111 c.tlnH r, conlf' lt(·r, t o thf' la-.t,
rlwn cli•\ as \utumn di('<;.
[l·rnm "Tile'
G C~rdc• n
that I Lo••e."
.\ t' .... Tl'-' .]
Ry
AIFREO
111
1'
tht• ... n u ~ \ uddling down in tht• dotlw ... , tu< k m~ t iH Ill
re u nd -.o th.&t th1 dr u~ht-. won 't <'rt'< p up ,-our
bn< k, c urling your tO<·.; tn th•• h<·n • o f )CUr nightv,
Opi·ni n g )OUr <''tl'"i (o r ~ lac;t loo k at tlw mc o n
-:hin ing w h it<' on th<· qw lt at ) OUr f('N, tlli:n clo-.•'l~
them to Icep, ... !•·• p and .t "'' ('N <1r• tm " Ill th
long q u iN n ight ."
I'. '-1 . 'llwrl' rea lly arc " lH h heap" <.)f oth<'r joy-.,
but I ju ... t pk kHJ ou t , 1 t~ '' I Jov< d b1";t. I th nk
the j cy of a bath j.., on<
"' o f my <:h id JO' " 1
I Love all Beauteous Things.
I
LO\ J a ll bt .t ul('·ou" th in; ... ,
I
~ .. k
a nd adon• them ;
h.1th no l.H.•llt•t prabt>,
• \nd ma n in h ;., h.l ... t\ dm s
Is honoure-d for thcnt.
C •od
J, too, will o:ornf'thing make,
\ncl jo.,. in tht' m a king;
Altho ' to-mor r o w it "N'm
L i k ~ th empty word-; of a dream
Rn1wmben d on "aking.
Ro1n Hr BRmm·s.
(" Poem s df T o·dd_v.' {,fl>t.\\IC"- \~n J .\C'KSO \' . )
0, to fe<'l th<' fx>at of thl' rain, nnd thf' horw' l) smdl
of th<' earth,
J..., a t u nc for th ... blood to jig to, a joy p:t~t pm\lr
of words ;
.\ nd th(· bl('-.wd g n <'n <:'onwl) m~adows are all
a-ripple with m irth
.\t thl' noi ... e of t h{' la mb::. at pfa) and the dttar
wild t'r • v of the birds.
~JA SEFJELD.
Of Court<'S
Th an Courag e of Heart or Holiness,
\ t t in m) w.tlks it c;c<'ms to me
1 hat th<' <•ra<'c of God i" in Couri<'"Y·
I llLL.\IRh BtLLOC.
0 c;ummrr -.un, 0 moving trc('s !
0 chcPrful human noi~, 0 buc;y glittt-ring '\tr('('t I
WhW<-et?
J.AURE:'IICE B r:no~
But to ban lnin and loved the sun,
Under the ... h.ldow of the tre<'s,
To haw• lx·t>n found in unison,
One<' only, \V ith thf" bl<''>scd sun.
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