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Beede + +Release Date: February 28, 2005 [EBook #15209] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CLEAR CRYSTALS *** + + + + +Produced by David Starner, Karen Dalrymple, and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team. + + + + + +CLEAR CRYSTALS + + +_by_ +Clara M. Beede + + +The Press of Flozari, Pegasus Studios +Box 5804, Cleveland, 1, Ohio +1946 + + + _Dedicated to + OLNEY, RUSSELL Jr., WILLIAM, ELLWOOD, + And All Our Soldier Boys_ + + + +ACKNOWLEDGMENTS + +We are grateful for permission to include certain poems which were +first published in Reflections; Chipmunk; Scimitar and Song: Whispers; +Calaveras Californian; Calaveras Prospect; Sunshine and Rain; Brown +Plumes; Tulsa Tribune; Sonnets from Americanese: Fireside Chatter; +Song and Story; The Arc; United We Sing; The Authors of Tomorrow; +Garret, and Golden Leaves. + + * * * * * + +OTHER TORCHBEARER CHAPBOOKS + +by + +CLARA M. BEEDE + + 45: Brown Plumes + 51: More Brown Plumes + 63: Sunshine and Rain + 73: Clear Crystals (Second Printing) + 88: Only Pebbles + 94: Golden Leaves + 98: Sail High Above + + + + +MOTHER'S PRAYER + + + For this new day, our Father, we give thee thanks. + Thou hast blessed us with rest for our bodies, + The glories of a new day are upon us, a gift from above. + Let the light from heaven penetrate our souls, + and may this be the best of our lives, we pray. + Remember those less fortunate, dear Father, + May some messenger of thine bring joy to their hearts today. + Forbid we should shirk any duty coming our way, + for we are thy servants and desire to do thy will. + Our Dear Father thou hast blessed us with many dear ones. + I pray thy blessing upon each one, especially our soldier boys + That they may heed thy voice and follow thee + as their great and true leader. Forbid, dear Lord, that any one + of them be lost from the way in his search for the light. + Go before them and let light from above + make their pathway bright. Come into their hearts + and give them the peace that no man can give, neither can + take it away. I humbly ask these favors in Jesus name. + +--KAY MCKEE + + + + +LET THERE BE PEACE + + + Let there be peace, let clouds and storm roll past, + And budding groves burst forth in little leaves. + When April showers flush the brooks and eaves; + May gardens grow and wheat go flowing fast. + Let there be peace on earth, that men may cast + Their hatreds far away and gather sheaves + Of golden days in patterns justice weaves; + That sunset hours may glow with love at last, + The atmosphere be filled with faith and light, + No war, nor bombs, no words of discontent. + Let there be peace on every hill and plain, + That men may live and toil with hearts alight, + That each may aid his brother in content. + Let grasses grow and flowers bloom again. + + + + +WHAT IS THIS WISDOM + + + Remaining staunchly there in shriveled earth, + The canna stood serene, refreshed by dew + That silently, each cooling night anew + Spread living gems to sparkle in their mirth. + Beneath, the bulb lay proving well its birth-- + A shower passed, the funnel leaves caught true-- + The plant awoke with life and beauty too. + And not a drop was wasted of the worth! + + The bud refrained from coming into bloom, + As though it waited for the lusty rain, + With low leaves dried and drooping to the ground. + What is this wisdom in all nature's room + That fights to live and grow, and not in vain, + But God, whose strength in all things may be found. + + + + +SOLDIER TRAINS + + + Hear the rumbling of the trains, + Soldier trains. + Ever droning, jarring, roaring on the rails + Through the amber lights of dawn. + Hear them rolling right along + Now acoming and now gone, + Iron wheel follows wheel, + Round the bend of the river going strong. + + They are taking our brave soldier boys + To the barracks. Hear the thumping of the drums + How they beat and beat and beat, + In the morning and at night, + Hear the tramping, marching feet, + All in line stepping fine + Hear the praying from the firesides down the street. + + Hear the roaring of the trains, + Speeding trains + With the rumbling. Shouting home-boys off to war! + Now they travel to far shores. + See them waving their good-byes, + There's the girl that Joe adores + Waving hand, smiling band! + Hear the laughter from the windows and the doors. + + + + +DEAR POSSESSIONS + + + A loaf of bread with a glass of milk + With a roof that shelters and a restful bed, + A place to wear the faded silk + And a pillow for the aching head; + + A kettle that sings while the night wind sighs, + And a cup of tea to drink; + A hearth to sweep and a babe that cries, + With a pile of dishes in the sink. + + A home to keep and a man to love, + With a heart that is true and fine. + These precious things sent from heaven above, + Will be prized for yours and for mine. + + + + +THE UNBIDDEN TEARS + + + Glad tears that rush like rivers down the cheek + Like gilding gold of morning's amber light. + O happy hearts, by hearths when wills are meek! + We welcome sun that chased away the night. + The weeping eyes will not acknowledge hate. + When lovers meet forgiven after pain, + Tears cleanse the heart and mind of fire and mote, + And freshen countenance and bleach the stain. + O rain of peace, that washes doubt away, + And casts a burden from the heart and home. + Sad hearts in joy united on this day; + Now buds will bloom again in garden loam. + Glad tears that come unbidden thus and free + Have banished care and brought you back to me. + + + + +THE PROMISE OF SPRING + + + Today resplendent in red, grays and gold, + No wind disturbs the calm of Winter's rest, + But quiet and serene on earth's broad breast + Is shrub and bush and seed in loamy hold; + The buds on elm are waiting to unfold, + Our biddie hen wears crimson on her crest. + This gorgeous day, when children laugh and jest, + And run and dance and not a thought withhold. + + For Winter's frost was gone at early noon. + We know that Spring will come on southern breeze; + The grass will green and roses bloom again. + We love the flowers, summer warmth and boon, + O joy of earth, in green and swaying trees, + In buds and bees on this broad prairie plain. + + + + +THE DAYS LIVE AGAIN + + + O hallowed charm of long departed days; + The good and bad blend in a sparkling stream. + If one recalls youth's glad and care free ways; + The distant roar of music is supreme, + When viewing life's almost forgotten trail. + There is a stream that twines its way about + Through shady spots, by broken, rotted rail. + The falling water glitters, and the trout, + Again, like precious memories, flash and dart. + Through bleak and cold, a precipice once crossed + Still fills with pride and pain the aging heart; + For time has now the thorns and rocks embossed, + And thus the long dead past is always bright, + For those whose sun is sinking into night. + + + + +ROLLING TRUCKS + + + Rolling over desert sands + Steady there are dough-boy's hands. + Gliding past the silver sage + Caring naught for fame or wage; + Rolling trucks for Uncle Sam, + In his kit are bread and ham. + Slipping over moon-lit dunes + Humming low the old men's tunes. + Every moment plays the game, + Like an iron in a flame. + Rolling over desert sands, + Steady there are dough-boy's hands. + + + + +AT DUSK + + + A low blue cloud lies stretched beyond the trees, + All quiet so. The chant of birds uplifts, + And through the evening dusk a tremor sifts, + The chill of night creeps close with turning keys, + And darkness soothes each child. The daylight flees, + Though many voices lend their artful gifts, + And mingle with the city's murmured rifts. + While twilight covers all with mysteries, + There is the roll of train or army truck; + A mother calls her three year old within. + The most of us preparing for the night; + Some go their way to labor for their luck, + And others toil that we may rest or spin. + God guards the whole until the morning light. + + + + +THE MORNING + + + The morning freshened with the dew of night, + Was glad with crowing cock and singing bird; + And through the mists came hope and kindly word. + The east aglow with early amber light. + As perking coffee roused the hungry sprite; + Beside the hearth a friendly pussy purred, + And in a crib a blue-eyed baby stirred, + Awakened from sweet slumber of the night. + O dawning! Here with all her usual charm. + Another day to toil for child and friend, + One hour to praise our God, while hatreds ebbed; + To hope and live and succor from all harm + Those weaker ones who know not how to fend, + And cast a beam that lights their way ahead. + + + + +O RIVER BANK + + + I love to loiter by the old oak tree, + Where waters ripple over clean white stones, + And cresses, mint with feathered fern grown high. + In such a place the peaceful thoughts will come; + There is no hurry there where nature plays. + Soft gentle breezes wave the grass and sedge; + White fluffy clouds pass overhead and roll. + Now dreaming, I hear the cricket's gay song. + O river bank you charm me always so. + + + + +THERE WILL COME A DAY + + + There will come a day, sometime, + When a bright light will shine through + The clouds of darkness, sometime. + And the grass will grow anew; + Glad bells will ring at the dawn; + And at noon great horns will blow; + At evening fear will be gone; + The home lights through dusk will glow. + It will be a joyous day! + And the earth will shout with laughter, + When world peace is made, some day. + We can hear the birds thereafter. + + + + +LATE AUTUMN + + + The fragrant autumn winds float painted leaves + Across the plains at sunset's evening hour, + A scarlet rose, a zinnia in the flower + Stand brilliant there beneath the cottage eaves. + The locust hums his song, the spider weaves + His silken web in every shady bower, + Where thunder clouds pile high in tumbled tower; + The farmer's loft is bursting with great sheaves; + And cornstalks bend with heavy golden loads, + For rains have blessed the land the summer long. + Now children trip on winding trails from school; + They swing in rhythmic time along the roads; + A hungry, hearty crowd, suntanned and strong. + This glorious fall day in evening cool. + + + + +ALL HAIL RED CROSS + + + All hail Red Cross! White robes of light, all hail! + On brave and noble brows the symbol shines. + A cry for help is never called in vain, + For these courageous ones go everywhere, + On sea or land, in sun and stormy sky. + They face all dangers--carry succor forth + To save their fellowmen--with speed and skill + The aid goes out to rescue friend and foe. + They know no enemy but heed each call. + A line is thrown to stranded waif or man. + In flood they rush like water down the slope + To bring relief to those who toss in waves. + They care for mothers left to starve, alone. + In pestilence, they labor long to soothe + The fevered brow and ease the gnawing pain + With medicine and shelter, food and clothes. + In war the wound is dressed and duly nursed + With gentle supple hands--with nourishment + For mind and body. Cross of red, all hail! + They serve for us most willingly and well. + Then chide themselves when they have come too late! + Like mothers when their sons have fallen short; + In early dawn and through the night they toil. + O God do bless this noble work of love; + Let's give and further this most worthy cause. + All hail Red Cross! White robes of hope, all hail! + + + + +OUR MORNING PRAYER + + + God our Father give us strength + In these days of selfish strife, + Let us smile amid the pain, + Now to meet the care of life + In the sunshine and in rain. + + + + +SOLDIER TO HIS MOTHER + + + Remembering those happy days of youth-- + The earth was filled with gladness then, + And you, dear Mother, taught me love and truth, + Taught me to seek the best in men. + + With heart full of faith and noble thought + To bear my load and do good deeds. + And cherish worthy things, the hope not bought, + With visions for the living needs. + + You said be honest with my God and soul, + Devoted to my land and home, + And all that men hold dear. In loyalty + Respect and prize the fertile loam. + + Today my country calls, she needs her son + To fight the Japs and Hitler too. + No coming back until the job is done. + This is as honest men would do. + + + + +IN THE STORM + + + Hear the gale roaring through the woods! + Trees bend and snap and sway; + They race and break on this dark day. + If I could fashion some sturdy hoods + To hold the storm at bay, + Then trim and straight would all trees stay. + But great trees knotted by winds' moods, + Like men who face their care, + Stand scarred yet stanch and bravely there. + + + + +TO US + + + O petty trifles! Why cling to us so? + Our time in doing small things quite consumed, + And hearts protected like earth worms encased, + Always singing childish songs, sol me do, + And crawling safe in shady vales below, + Like snails advancing, scoff and hurt endured, + Dead there upon the rack, no port secured. + O brother plant, some grains of corn will grow! + The faithful farmer sows live fertile seed. + Be not a grub but rise and stretch hands up + When on the height reach down to troubled friend, + And lift your fellowmen, toil not for greed. + Wash out the grounds and fill the empty cup. + The rose will bloom where rocky pathways wend. + + + + +THE FLY AND THE SPIDER + + + The big black fly was in a sorry plight; + She hung and dangled in a spider's web. + It was too late to make a hurried flight. + The sand is sifting and the tides will ebb. + + The spider then drew dose his silken thread, + It was no use to ask the reason why. + He only wished to eat and save his head, + And he must catch his breakfast, or die. + + + + +HER GOOD BYE + + + I love you, Darling, sweetheart mine, + Our troth is pledged, O joy divine! + With apple blossoms in my hair + I hope and breathe a fervent prayer + To keep my trust all down the years, + And love you always through the tears. + O heart of mine, my feet do sing + As down the aisle into the Spring + Of bursting bud and lilac time, + Of budding trees and robin rhyme, + So tenderly, Dear, I love you. + In happiness I go with you + Now in sunshine to follow on + And into dark when you are gone. + Then back again from misty night + And at the dawn in coming light. + At sunup when the Japs are caught + You will come when the battle's fought. + And then glad shouts the whole day long, + With ringing bells 'ten billion strong. + + + + +HILLS AND VALLEYS WAKE + + + My ears have heard the larks at dawn, + Their bright sweet carols sing, + With burst of morning sun + And all the meadows ring. + + My eyes have seen the shining gold, + That rimmed a purple cloud, + And sheets of olive green there spread, + While night puts on a shroud. + + And in the east a moon that gleamed + With grey blue light and sheen, + On misty, drooping willow trees, + O fair and silent scene. + + These are not half the things I see + On lovely nights and brilliant days, + It seems that hills and valleys wake + To make such holidays. + + + + +MORNING THANKSGIVING + + + We thank our God this Autumn day, + As birds are waking in the vale, + For health and strength to walk his way, + Let justice and peace prevail. + And for this food that's waiting here, + Now fill our hearts with faith and love; + And bless our loved ones far and near, + O God, our Father up above. + + + + +OFF TO THE WOODS + + + All nature dons a cool green coat, + Soft breezes blow and white clouds float; + The blue jay screams his piercing note. + + The April sun shines fine today, + And all the world is bright and gay. + Small twinkling leaves now dance and play! + + The Spring has made a grand debut; + And turned up sod is reddish blue, + Where last year's roses bloomed for you. + + And to the woods then let us hie + To gather sorrel for a pie, + And pick some posies from the rye. + + O Daughter come, a walk is free, + Lock up the house and bring the key; + For sing we must in joy and glee. + + + + +THE HAPPY CAMPERS + + + Burning brush + In morning hush + While bacon fragrance floats. + + Daylight dreams + Along bright streams + With knapsack and light coats. + + Wind blown hair, + They march and share + And sing the happy notes. + + + + +THE PROMISE + + + O Glendolyn, the life of my being, + O Darling, the good in your heart! + Bright eyes in the flash of a moment + Grow sad as the time nears to part, + Tears well in the midst of the laughter, + Unbidden as the showers in Spring. + Although the days cloud, but after + The future will brighten and sing. + + O Glendolyn, weep not at my going, + The weary long hours will pass; + And dawn with its flame and a promise + Will touch the grey sod and dry grass. + The elm in the garden will flower + And the hills on the plains be shining. + That day, then the battle is over, + I will come with swift feet, my Darling. + + + + +IN REFLECTION + + + In the morning of my youth + When my veins were full of strength + There was Dad and Mom to say + What to do. They spoke at length. + + Did I listen to the truth? + Much of it has passed me by. + Now if only some one would + Speak to me and tell me why. + + + + +MEN MUST TOIL + + + We wakened in the morning + The wind had blown up cold; + And too, the oaks were grumbling + Like men agrowing old. + + We must all work this morning, + Though rough and harsh outside, + Men labor in the storming + For all must eat betide. + + + + +THAT CLOSE DRAWN VEIL + + + If we could lift that close drawn veil and see, + The anxious hours might pass in rest and sleep. + But wait! Could men but sow and counting reap? + Who would toil on when knowing loss must be? + No wild glad hoping with expectancy! + And wooing lover then might he not weep? + The fortune which would grieve--no shop to keep. + Enough. Man can climb higher and be free. + Leave be the veil and let men struggle through. + Let roots strike down and seek the growing needs; + And living stock stretch up toward the sun + With life and hope. Then let men work and woo, + Not anchorless, nor tumbling drift as weeds. + Fulfilment in the end and laurel won. + + + + +OUR MORNING LESSON + + + Love our neighbors as ourselves, + May we fit in where we can, + Love our God and praise his name + Is God's law for mortal man. + + + + +WHEN THE BOYS COME HOME + + + Bright smiles and many tear drops + Are begging loved ones stay; + For not all soldier boys come home + When bugles call today. + + Brave lassies wait, toiling, hoping, + And keep the hearth brushed clean, + The home fires glowing brightly + With all about serene. + + The heart grows weary often, + For hours and days are long. + But when the fight is over + The land will ring with song. + + With all the maidens singing + The full and happy notes, + While men go shouting, marching, + At sight of khaki coats. + + And Main Street pushing, crowding, + Will be a surging stream, + For when this war is over + Our joy will be supreme. + + + + +THE PRESS OF FLOZARI + +COLOPHON + +This is number 103 of the Torchbearers' Chapbooks, printed by hand at +the Pegasus Studio, from hand-set 10 point Century on Eggshell book +paper, in an edition of 106 copies and the type distributed. + + + Copies may be secured from the author, at 75¢ each, postpaid + Clara M. Beede, 304 West 102 St., Apt., 1-A, + New York City 25, N.Y. + + +Torchbearers' Chapbooks from Pegasus Studios: + + 4 Strange Riders Journey, L.V. Zietlmann, Texas + 5 Heartsease, Thomas B. Livingston, Rhode Island + 6 Thru the year--16 Singing Moods, C.H. Greenfield, Cal. + 19 Wayside Rhymes, Vera B. Stewart, W. Va. + 22-11 Songs of Golden Spring, Frances Belle Delzell, Ore. + 24 Clash of Sword and Cymbal, Comp. by L.T. McNair, N.C. + 25 Petals of Dreams, Lloyd Day, Montana + 26-37 Memories and Moods, Edna Smith DeRan, La + 29 Surgings, Otis Raymond Dow, Maine. + 30 Raking Leaves, Edith Moody Rittenour, Mich. + + 42 Echoes of Alabama, Ethel Morgan Dunham, Ala. + 46 Cross Roads, Fort Collins, Poetry Group, Colo. + 48 Winds in The Pines, Lillian M. Olivier, Calif. + 54 Recitations, Zilla Vollmer Tietgen, Illinois + 55 Symbols For These Times, Jeremy Ingalls, Mass. + 56 Balmy Breezes, Julia Yohn Pickett, Md. + 57 Singing Waters, Lena Mearle Shull, S.C. + 59 This Crystal Hour, Lucille Iredale Carlson, Utah + + 60-35 Dream Shadows, Carolyn Kingdon Gordman, N.Y. + 61 The Vulture and Its Brood, Robert Fontinelle, Mo. + 69 The White Moth Flew, Sam. A. Messirly, Ohio + 70-67 Miniature Moods, Jan Humphrey James, Illinois + 74-38 Potpourri, L.V. Klose, Iowa + 75-72 Thought Clusters, Mary O'Connor, Pa. + 76 This and That, Cora E. Orr, Wash. + 77 Out Of A Barracks Bag, Sgt. Charles L. Painter, Calif. + + 82 Pensee Encore, Oliva M. Diaz, Mich. + 83-49 Beltane, Sgt. Lawrence A. Wiggin, New Hampshire + 84 Dur-Rations, Mary V. Cacossa, New Jersey + 85 Rhymes For Every Season, Lydia O. Jackson, N. Dakota + 89 Reveries, Virginia A. Demirjian, Ohio + + 91 Pathways of Gold, Edwin Becker, New York + 92 Songs of a Pioneer's Daughter, May D. Burdick, Ga. + 93-18-20 More Xmas and New Year Poems, K.N. Smith, Ohio + 95 Through the Night, Helen Bostwick, Mich. + 97 The Understanding Heart, Wilma Shirley Thone, Ohio + 99 Another Spring, Miriam Benham, Ohio + + 100-87 Fantasies, Ruth E.J. Sarver, Paris, France + 101 Poetical Journeys, Colleen Martin, Ohio + 102 Sailing Into Harbor, Kay Dombrowski, Wisc. + 103-98-94 88-73-63-51-45 Clear Crystals, Clara M. Beede, Okla. + 104-96-90 Beyond the Blue, Bessie Viddleton Heth, Wis. + 105-14-23 Observations Along Life's Path, A.I. Eason, Fla. + 106 Merry Magdalene Gets Flowers, Jo Birt, Ohio + + Winged Steed Junior Brochures + 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10..11..12 + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Clear Crystals, by Clara M. 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Beede + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Clear Crystals + +Author: Clara M. Beede + +Release Date: February 28, 2005 [EBook #15209] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CLEAR CRYSTALS *** + + + + +Produced by David Starner, Karen Dalrymple, and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team. + + + + + + +</pre> + + +<div class="center" > +<a name="CLEAR_CRYSTALS" id="CLEAR_CRYSTALS" /> +<img src="images/crys_cover.jpg" width="267" height="500" alt="Clear Crystals chapbook cover" /> +</div> +<hr style='width: 65%;' /> +<h1>CLEAR CRYSTALS</h1> +<p> </p> +<h3><i>by</i></h3> +<h2>Clara M. Beede</h2> +<p> <br /></p> +<div class="center"> +The Press of Flozari, Pegasus Studios<br /> +Box 5804, Cleveland, 1, Ohio<br /> +1946 +</div> +<hr style='width: 65%;' /> +<div class="center"> +<i>Dedicated to</i><br /> +<i>OLNEY, RUSSELL Jr., WILLIAM, ELLWOOD,</i><br /> +<i>And All Our Soldier Boys</i> +</div> +<hr style='width: 65%;' /> + +<h2>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS</h2> + +<p>We are grateful for permission to include certain poems which were +first published in Reflections; Chipmunk; Scimitar and Song: Whispers; +Calaveras Californian; Calaveras Prospect; Sunshine and Rain; Brown +Plumes; Tulsa Tribune; Sonnets from Americanese: Fireside Chatter; +Song and Story; The Arc; United We Sing; The Authors of Tomorrow; +Garret, and Golden Leaves.</p> + +<hr style='width: 65%;' /> + +<h3>OTHER TORCHBEARER CHAPBOOKS</h3> +<h3>by</h3> +<h3>CLARA M. BEEDE</h3> + +<p> +<span style="margin-left: 3em;">45: Brown Plumes</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 3em;">51: More Brown Plumes</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 3em;">63: Sunshine and Rain</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 3em;">73: Clear Crystals (Second Printing)</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 3em;">88: Only Pebbles</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 3em;">94: Golden Leaves</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 3em;">98: Sail High Above</span><br /> +</p> +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2>CONTENTS</h2> +<ul><li> <a href="#MOTHERS_PRAYER"><b>MOTHER'S PRAYER</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#LET_THERE_BE_PEACE"><b>LET THERE BE PEACE</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#WHAT_IS_THIS_WISDOM"><b>WHAT IS THIS WISDOM</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#SOLDIER_TRAINS"><b>SOLDIER TRAINS</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#DEAR_POSSESSIONS"><b>DEAR POSSESSIONS</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#THE_UNBIDDEN_TEARS"><b>THE UNBIDDEN TEARS</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#THE_PROMISE_OF_SPRING"><b>THE PROMISE OF SPRING</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#THE_DAYS_LIVE_AGAIN"><b>THE DAYS LIVE AGAIN</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#ROLLING_TRUCKS"><b>ROLLING TRUCKS</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#AT_DUSK"><b>AT DUSK</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#THE_MORNING"><b>THE MORNING</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#O_RIVER_BANK"><b>O RIVER BANK</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#THERE_WILL_COME_A_DAY"><b>THERE WILL COME A DAY</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#LATE_AUTUMN"><b>LATE AUTUMN</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#ALL_HAIL_RED_CROSS"><b>ALL HAIL RED CROSS</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#OUR_MORNING_PRAYER_2"><b>OUR MORNING PRAYER</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#SOLDIER_TO_HIS_MOTHER"><b>SOLDIER TO HIS MOTHER</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#IN_THE_STORM_2"><b>IN THE STORM</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#TO_US"><b>TO US</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#THE_FLY_AND_THE_SPIDER"><b>THE FLY AND THE SPIDER</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#HER_GOOD_BYE"><b>HER GOOD BYE</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#HILLS_AND_VALLEYS_WAKE"><b>HILLS AND VALLEYS WAKE</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#MORNING_THANKSGIVING"><b>MORNING THANKSGIVING</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#OFF_TO_THE_WOODS"><b>OFF TO THE WOODS</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#THE_HAPPY_CAMPERS"><b>THE HAPPY CAMPERS</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#THE_PROMISE"><b>THE PROMISE</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#IN_REFLECTION"><b>IN REFLECTION</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#MEN_MUST_TOIL"><b>MEN MUST TOIL</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#THAT_CLOSE_DRAWN_VEIL"><b>THAT CLOSE DRAWN VEIL</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#OUR_MORNING_LESSON"><b>OUR MORNING LESSON</b></a></li> +<li> <a href="#WHEN_THE_BOYS_COME_HOME"><b>WHEN THE BOYS COME HOME</b></a></li></ul> +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="MOTHERS_PRAYER" id="MOTHERS_PRAYER" />MOTHER'S PRAYER</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>For this new day, our Father, we give thee thanks.<br /></span> +<span>Thou hast blessed us with rest for our bodies,<br /></span> +<span>The glories of a new day are upon us, a gift from above.<br /></span> +<span>Let the light from heaven penetrate our souls,<br /></span> +<span>and may this be the best of our lives, we pray.<br /></span> +<span>Remember those less fortunate, dear Father,<br /></span> +<span>May some messenger of thine bring joy to their hearts today.<br /></span> +<span>Forbid we should shirk any duty coming our way,<br /></span> +<span>for we are thy servants and desire to do thy will.<br /></span> +<span>Our Dear Father thou hast blessed us with many dear ones.<br /></span> +<span>I pray thy blessing upon each one, especially our soldier boys<br /></span> +<span>That they may heed thy voice and follow thee<br /></span> +<span>as their great and true leader. Forbid, dear Lord, that any one<br /></span> +<span>of them be lost from the way in his search for the light.<br /></span> +<span>Go before them and let light from above<br /></span> +<span>make their pathway bright. Come into their hearts<br /></span> +<span>and give them the peace that no man can give, neither can<br /></span> +<span>take it away. I humbly ask these favors in Jesus name.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span style="margin-left: 12em;">—KAY MCKEE</span> +</div></div> + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="LET_THERE_BE_PEACE" id="LET_THERE_BE_PEACE" />LET THERE BE PEACE</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>Let there be peace, let clouds and storm roll past,<br /></span> +<span>And budding groves burst forth in little leaves.<br /></span> +<span>When April showers flush the brooks and eaves;<br /></span> +<span>May gardens grow and wheat go flowing fast.<br /></span> +<span>Let there be peace on earth, that men may cast<br /></span> +<span>Their hatreds far away and gather sheaves<br /></span> +<span>Of golden days in patterns justice weaves;<br /></span> +<span>That sunset hours may glow with love at last,<br /></span> +<span>The atmosphere be filled with faith and light,<br /></span> +<span>No war, nor bombs, no words of discontent.<br /></span> +<span>Let there be peace on every hill and plain,<br /></span> +<span>That men may live and toil with hearts alight,<br /></span> +<span>That each may aid his brother in content.<br /></span> +<span>Let grasses grow and flowers bloom again.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="WHAT_IS_THIS_WISDOM" id="WHAT_IS_THIS_WISDOM" />WHAT IS THIS WISDOM</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>Remaining staunchly there in shriveled earth,<br /></span> +<span>The canna stood serene, refreshed by dew<br /></span> +<span>That silently, each cooling night anew<br /></span> +<span>Spread living gems to sparkle in their mirth.<br /></span> +<span>Beneath, the bulb lay proving well its birth—<br /></span> +<span>A shower passed, the funnel leaves caught true—<br /></span> +<span>The plant awoke with life and beauty too.<br /></span> +<span>And not a drop was wasted of the worth!<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>The bud refrained from coming into bloom,<br /></span> +<span>As though it waited for the lusty rain,<br /></span> +<span>With low leaves dried and drooping to the ground.<br /></span> +<span>What is this wisdom in all nature's room<br /></span> +<span>That fights to live and grow, and not in vain,<br /></span> +<span>But God, whose strength in all things may be found.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="SOLDIER_TRAINS" id="SOLDIER_TRAINS" />SOLDIER TRAINS</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>Hear the rumbling of the trains,<br /></span> +<span>Soldier trains.<br /></span> +<span>Ever droning, jarring, roaring on the rails<br /></span> +<span>Through the amber lights of dawn.<br /></span> +<span>Hear them rolling right along<br /></span> +<span>Now acoming and now gone,<br /></span> +<span>Iron wheel follows wheel,<br /></span> +<span>Round the bend of the river going strong.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>They are taking our brave soldier boys<br /></span> +<span>To the barracks. Hear the thumping of the drums<br /></span> +<span>How they beat and beat and beat,<br /></span> +<span>In the morning and at night,<br /></span> +<span>Hear the tramping, marching feet,<br /></span> +<span>All in line stepping fine<br /></span> +<span>Hear the praying from the firesides down the street.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>Hear the roaring of the trains,<br /></span> +<span>Speeding trains<br /></span> +<span>With the rumbling. Shouting home-boys off to war!<br /></span> +<span>Now they travel to far shores.<br /></span> +<span>See them waving their good-byes,<br /></span> +<span>There's the girl that Joe adores<br /></span> +<span>Waving hand, smiling band!<br /></span> +<span>Hear the laughter from the windows and the doors.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="DEAR_POSSESSIONS" id="DEAR_POSSESSIONS" />DEAR POSSESSIONS</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>A loaf of bread with a glass of milk<br /></span> +<span>With a roof that shelters and a restful bed,<br /></span> +<span>A place to wear the faded silk<br /></span> +<span>And a pillow for the aching head;<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>A kettle that sings while the night wind sighs,<br /></span> +<span>And a cup of tea to drink;<br /></span> +<span>A hearth to sweep and a babe that cries,<br /></span> +<span>With a pile of dishes in the sink.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>A home to keep and a man to love,<br /></span> +<span>With a heart that is true and fine.<br /></span> +<span>These precious things sent from heaven above,<br /></span> +<span>Will be prized for yours and for mine.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="THE_UNBIDDEN_TEARS" id="THE_UNBIDDEN_TEARS" />THE UNBIDDEN TEARS</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>Glad tears that rush like rivers down the cheek<br /></span> +<span>Like gilding gold of morning's amber light.<br /></span> +<span>O happy hearts, by hearths when wills are meek!<br /></span> +<span>We welcome sun that chased away the night.<br /></span> +<span>The weeping eyes will not acknowledge hate.<br /></span> +<span>When lovers meet forgiven after pain,<br /></span> +<span>Tears cleanse the heart and mind of fire and mote,<br /></span> +<span>And freshen countenance and bleach the stain.<br /></span> +<span>O rain of peace, that washes doubt away,<br /></span> +<span>And casts a burden from the heart and home.<br /></span> +<span>Sad hearts in joy united on this day;<br /></span> +<span>Now buds will bloom again in garden loam.<br /></span> +<span>Glad tears that come unbidden thus and free<br /></span> +<span>Have banished care and brought you back to me.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="THE_PROMISE_OF_SPRING" id="THE_PROMISE_OF_SPRING" />THE PROMISE OF SPRING</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>Today resplendent in red, grays and gold,<br /></span> +<span>No wind disturbs the calm of Winter's rest,<br /></span> +<span>But quiet and serene on earth's broad breast<br /></span> +<span>Is shrub and bush and seed in loamy hold;<br /></span> +<span>The buds on elm are waiting to unfold,<br /></span> +<span>Our biddie hen wears crimson on her crest.<br /></span> +<span>This gorgeous day, when children laugh and jest,<br /></span> +<span>And run and dance and not a thought withhold.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>For Winter's frost was gone at early noon.<br /></span> +<span>We know that Spring will come on southern breeze;<br /></span> +<span>The grass will green and roses bloom again.<br /></span> +<span>We love the flowers, summer warmth and boon,<br /></span> +<span>O joy of earth, in green and swaying trees,<br /></span> +<span>In buds and bees on this broad prairie plain.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="THE_DAYS_LIVE_AGAIN" id="THE_DAYS_LIVE_AGAIN" />THE DAYS LIVE AGAIN</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>O hallowed charm of long departed days;<br /></span> +<span>The good and bad blend in a sparkling stream.<br /></span> +<span>If one recalls youth's glad and care free ways;<br /></span> +<span>The distant roar of music is supreme,<br /></span> +<span>When viewing life's almost forgotten trail.<br /></span> +<span>There is a stream that twines its way about<br /></span> +<span>Through shady spots, by broken, rotted rail.<br /></span> +<span>The falling water glitters, and the trout,<br /></span> +<span>Again, like precious memories, flash and dart.<br /></span> +<span>Through bleak and cold, a precipice once crossed<br /></span> +<span>Still fills with pride and pain the aging heart;<br /></span> +<span>For time has now the thorns and rocks embossed,<br /></span> +<span>And thus the long dead past is always bright,<br /></span> +<span>For those whose sun is sinking into night.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="ROLLING_TRUCKS" id="ROLLING_TRUCKS" />ROLLING TRUCKS</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>Rolling over desert sands<br /></span> +<span>Steady there are dough-boy's hands.<br /></span> +<span>Gliding past the silver sage<br /></span> +<span>Caring naught for fame or wage;<br /></span> +<span>Rolling trucks for Uncle Sam,<br /></span> +<span>In his kit are bread and ham.<br /></span> +<span>Slipping over moon-lit dunes<br /></span> +<span>Humming low the old men's tunes.<br /></span> +<span>Every moment plays the game,<br /></span> +<span>Like an iron in a flame.<br /></span> +<span>Rolling over desert sands,<br /></span> +<span>Steady there are dough-boy's hands.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="AT_DUSK" id="AT_DUSK" />AT DUSK</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>A low blue cloud lies stretched beyond the trees,<br /></span> +<span>All quiet so. The chant of birds uplifts,<br /></span> +<span>And through the evening dusk a tremor sifts,<br /></span> +<span>The chill of night creeps close with turning keys,<br /></span> +<span>And darkness soothes each child. The daylight flees,<br /></span> +<span>Though many voices lend their artful gifts,<br /></span> +<span>And mingle with the city's murmured rifts.<br /></span> +<span>While twilight covers all with mysteries,<br /></span> +<span>There is the roll of train or army truck;<br /></span> +<span>A mother calls her three year old within.<br /></span> +<span>The most of us preparing for the night;<br /></span> +<span>Some go their way to labor for their luck,<br /></span> +<span>And others toil that we may rest or spin.<br /></span> +<span>God guards the whole until the morning light.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="THE_MORNING" id="THE_MORNING" />THE MORNING</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>The morning freshened with the dew of night,<br /></span> +<span>Was glad with crowing cock and singing bird;<br /></span> +<span>And through the mists came hope and kindly word.<br /></span> +<span>The east aglow with early amber light.<br /></span> +<span>As perking coffee roused the hungry sprite;<br /></span> +<span>Beside the hearth a friendly pussy purred,<br /></span> +<span>And in a crib a blue-eyed baby stirred,<br /></span> +<span>Awakened from sweet slumber of the night.<br /></span> +<span>O dawning! Here with all her usual charm.<br /></span> +<span>Another day to toil for child and friend,<br /></span> +<span>One hour to praise our God, while hatreds ebbed;<br /></span> +<span>To hope and live and succor from all harm<br /></span> +<span>Those weaker ones who know not how to fend,<br /></span> +<span>And cast a beam that lights their way ahead.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="O_RIVER_BANK" id="O_RIVER_BANK" />O RIVER BANK</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>I love to loiter by the old oak tree,<br /></span> +<span>Where waters ripple over clean white stones,<br /></span> +<span>And cresses, mint with feathered fern grown high.<br /></span> +<span>In such a place the peaceful thoughts will come;<br /></span> +<span>There is no hurry there where nature plays.<br /></span> +<span>Soft gentle breezes wave the grass and sedge;<br /></span> +<span>White fluffy clouds pass overhead and roll.<br /></span> +<span>Now dreaming, I hear the cricket's gay song.<br /></span> +<span>O river bank you charm me always so.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="THERE_WILL_COME_A_DAY" id="THERE_WILL_COME_A_DAY" />THERE WILL COME A DAY</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>There will come a day, sometime,<br /></span> +<span>When a bright light will shine through<br /></span> +<span>The clouds of darkness, sometime.<br /></span> +<span>And the grass will grow anew;<br /></span> +<span>Glad bells will ring at the dawn;<br /></span> +<span>And at noon great horns will blow;<br /></span> +<span>At evening fear will be gone;<br /></span> +<span>The home lights through dusk will glow.<br /></span> +<span>It will be a joyous day!<br /></span> +<span>And the earth will shout with laughter,<br /></span> +<span>When world peace is made, some day.<br /></span> +<span>We can hear the birds thereafter.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="LATE_AUTUMN" id="LATE_AUTUMN" />LATE AUTUMN</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>The fragrant autumn winds float painted leaves<br /></span> +<span>Across the plains at sunset's evening hour,<br /></span> +<span>A scarlet rose, a zinnia in the flower<br /></span> +<span>Stand brilliant there beneath the cottage eaves.<br /></span> +<span>The locust hums his song, the spider weaves<br /></span> +<span>His silken web in every shady bower,<br /></span> +<span>Where thunder clouds pile high in tumbled tower;<br /></span> +<span>The farmer's loft is bursting with great sheaves;<br /></span> +<span>And cornstalks bend with heavy golden loads,<br /></span> +<span>For rains have blessed the land the summer long.<br /></span> +<span>Now children trip on winding trails from school;<br /></span> +<span>They swing in rhythmic time along the roads;<br /></span> +<span>A hungry, hearty crowd, suntanned and strong.<br /></span> +<span>This glorious fall day in evening cool.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="ALL_HAIL_RED_CROSS" id="ALL_HAIL_RED_CROSS" />ALL HAIL RED CROSS</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>All hail Red Cross! White robes of light, all hail!<br /></span> +<span>On brave and noble brows the symbol shines.<br /></span> +<span>A cry for help is never called in vain,<br /></span> +<span>For these courageous ones go everywhere,<br /></span> +<span>On sea or land, in sun and stormy sky.<br /></span> +<span>They face all dangers—carry succor forth<br /></span> +<span>To save their fellowmen—with speed and skill<br /></span> +<span>The aid goes out to rescue friend and foe.<br /></span> +<span>They know no enemy but heed each call.<br /></span> +<span>A line is thrown to stranded waif or man.<br /></span> +<span>In flood they rush like water down the slope<br /></span> +<span>To bring relief to those who toss in waves.<br /></span> +<span>They care for mothers left to starve, alone.<br /></span> +<span>In pestilence, they labor long to soothe<br /></span> +<span>The fevered brow and ease the gnawing pain<br /></span> +<span>With medicine and shelter, food and clothes.<br /></span> +<span>In war the wound is dressed and duly nursed<br /></span> +<span>With gentle supple hands—with nourishment<br /></span> +<span>For mind and body. Cross of red, all hail!<br /></span> +<span>They serve for us most willingly and well.<br /></span> +<span>Then chide themselves when they have come too late!<br /></span> +<span>Like mothers when their sons have fallen short;<br /></span> +<span>In early dawn and through the night they toil.<br /></span> +<span>O God do bless this noble work of love;<br /></span> +<span>Let's give and further this most worthy cause.<br /></span> +<span>All hail Red Cross! White robes of hope, all hail!<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="OUR_MORNING_PRAYER_2" id="OUR_MORNING_PRAYER_2" />OUR MORNING PRAYER</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>God our Father give us strength<br /></span> +<span>In these days of selfish strife,<br /></span> +<span>Let us smile amid the pain,<br /></span> +<span>Now to meet the care of life<br /></span> +<span>In the sunshine and in rain.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="SOLDIER_TO_HIS_MOTHER" id="SOLDIER_TO_HIS_MOTHER" />SOLDIER TO HIS MOTHER</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>Remembering those happy days of youth—<br /></span> +<span>The earth was filled with gladness then,<br /></span> +<span>And you, dear Mother, taught me love and truth,<br /></span> +<span>Taught me to seek the best in men.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>With heart full of faith and noble thought<br /></span> +<span>To bear my load and do good deeds.<br /></span> +<span>And cherish worthy things, the hope not bought,<br /></span> +<span>With visions for the living needs.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>You said be honest with my God and soul,<br /></span> +<span>Devoted to my land and home,<br /></span> +<span>And all that men hold dear. In loyalty<br /></span> +<span>Respect and prize the fertile loam.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>Today my country calls, she needs her son<br /></span> +<span>To fight the Japs and Hitler too.<br /></span> +<span>No coming back until the job is done.<br /></span> +<span>This is as honest men would do.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="IN_THE_STORM_2" id="IN_THE_STORM_2" />IN THE STORM</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>Hear the gale roaring through the woods!<br /></span> +<span>Trees bend and snap and sway;<br /></span> +<span>They race and break on this dark day.<br /></span> +<span>If I could fashion some sturdy hoods<br /></span> +<span>To hold the storm at bay,<br /></span> +<span>Then trim and straight would all trees stay.<br /></span> +<span>But great trees knotted by winds' moods,<br /></span> +<span>Like men who face their care,<br /></span> +<span>Stand scarred yet stanch and bravely there.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="TO_US" id="TO_US" />TO US</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>O petty trifles! Why cling to us so?<br /></span> +<span>Our time in doing small things quite consumed,<br /></span> +<span>And hearts protected like earth worms encased,<br /></span> +<span>Always singing childish songs, sol me do,<br /></span> +<span>And crawling safe in shady vales below,<br /></span> +<span>Like snails advancing, scoff and hurt endured,<br /></span> +<span>Dead there upon the rack, no port secured.<br /></span> +<span>O brother plant, some grains of corn will grow!<br /></span> +<span>The faithful farmer sows live fertile seed.<br /></span> +<span>Be not a grub but rise and stretch hands up<br /></span> +<span>When on the height reach down to troubled friend,<br /></span> +<span>And lift your fellowmen, toil not for greed.<br /></span> +<span>Wash out the grounds and fill the empty cup.<br /></span> +<span>The rose will bloom where rocky pathways wend.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="THE_FLY_AND_THE_SPIDER" id="THE_FLY_AND_THE_SPIDER" />THE FLY AND THE SPIDER</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>The big black fly was in a sorry plight;<br /></span> +<span>She hung and dangled in a spider's web.<br /></span> +<span>It was too late to make a hurried flight.<br /></span> +<span>The sand is sifting and the tides will ebb.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>The spider then drew dose his silken thread,<br /></span> +<span>It was no use to ask the reason why.<br /></span> +<span>He only wished to eat and save his head,<br /></span> +<span>And he must catch his breakfast, or die.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="HER_GOOD_BYE" id="HER_GOOD_BYE" />HER GOOD BYE</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>I love you, Darling, sweetheart mine,<br /></span> +<span>Our troth is pledged, O joy divine!<br /></span> +<span>With apple blossoms in my hair<br /></span> +<span>I hope and breathe a fervent prayer<br /></span> +<span>To keep my trust all down the years,<br /></span> +<span>And love you always through the tears.<br /></span> +<span>O heart of mine, my feet do sing<br /></span> +<span>As down the aisle into the Spring<br /></span> +<span>Of bursting bud and lilac time,<br /></span> +<span>Of budding trees and robin rhyme,<br /></span> +<span>So tenderly, Dear, I love you.<br /></span> +<span>In happiness I go with you<br /></span> +<span>Now in sunshine to follow on<br /></span> +<span>And into dark when you are gone.<br /></span> +<span>Then back again from misty night<br /></span> +<span>And at the dawn in coming light.<br /></span> +<span>At sunup when the Japs are caught<br /></span> +<span>You will come when the battle's fought.<br /></span> +<span>And then glad shouts the whole day long,<br /></span> +<span>With ringing bells 'ten billion strong.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="HILLS_AND_VALLEYS_WAKE" id="HILLS_AND_VALLEYS_WAKE" />HILLS AND VALLEYS WAKE</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>My ears have heard the larks at dawn,<br /></span> +<span>Their bright sweet carols sing,<br /></span> +<span>With burst of morning sun<br /></span> +<span>And all the meadows ring.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>My eyes have seen the shining gold,<br /></span> +<span>That rimmed a purple cloud,<br /></span> +<span>And sheets of olive green there spread,<br /></span> +<span>While night puts on a shroud.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>And in the east a moon that gleamed<br /></span> +<span>With grey blue light and sheen,<br /></span> +<span>On misty, drooping willow trees,<br /></span> +<span>O fair and silent scene.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>These are not half the things I see<br /></span> +<span>On lovely nights and brilliant days,<br /></span> +<span>It seems that hills and valleys wake<br /></span> +<span>To make such holidays.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="MORNING_THANKSGIVING" id="MORNING_THANKSGIVING" />MORNING THANKSGIVING</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>We thank our God this Autumn day,<br /></span> +<span>As birds are waking in the vale,<br /></span> +<span>For health and strength to walk his way,<br /></span> +<span>Let justice and peace prevail.<br /></span> +<span>And for this food that's waiting here,<br /></span> +<span>Now fill our hearts with faith and love;<br /></span> +<span>And bless our loved ones far and near,<br /></span> +<span>O God, our Father up above.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="OFF_TO_THE_WOODS" id="OFF_TO_THE_WOODS" />OFF TO THE WOODS</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>All nature dons a cool green coat,<br /></span> +<span>Soft breezes blow and white clouds float;<br /></span> +<span>The blue jay screams his piercing note.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>The April sun shines fine today,<br /></span> +<span>And all the world is bright and gay.<br /></span> +<span>Small twinkling leaves now dance and play!<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>The Spring has made a grand debut;<br /></span> +<span>And turned up sod is reddish blue,<br /></span> +<span>Where last year's roses bloomed for you.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>And to the woods then let us hie<br /></span> +<span>To gather sorrel for a pie,<br /></span> +<span>And pick some posies from the rye.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>O Daughter come, a walk is free,<br /></span> +<span>Lock up the house and bring the key;<br /></span> +<span>For sing we must in joy and glee.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="THE_HAPPY_CAMPERS" id="THE_HAPPY_CAMPERS" />THE HAPPY CAMPERS</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>Burning brush<br /></span> +<span>In morning hush<br /></span> +<span>While bacon fragrance floats.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>Daylight dreams<br /></span> +<span>Along bright streams<br /></span> +<span>With knapsack and light coats.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>Wind blown hair,<br /></span> +<span>They march and share<br /></span> +<span>And sing the happy notes.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="THE_PROMISE" id="THE_PROMISE" />THE PROMISE</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>O Glendolyn, the life of my being,<br /></span> +<span>O Darling, the good in your heart!<br /></span> +<span>Bright eyes in the flash of a moment<br /></span> +<span>Grow sad as the time nears to part,<br /></span> +<span>Tears well in the midst of the laughter,<br /></span> +<span>Unbidden as the showers in Spring.<br /></span> +<span>Although the days cloud, but after<br /></span> +<span>The future will brighten and sing.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>O Glendolyn, weep not at my going,<br /></span> +<span>The weary long hours will pass;<br /></span> +<span>And dawn with its flame and a promise<br /></span> +<span>Will touch the grey sod and dry grass.<br /></span> +<span>The elm in the garden will flower<br /></span> +<span>And the hills on the plains be shining.<br /></span> +<span>That day, then the battle is over,<br /></span> +<span>I will come with swift feet, my Darling.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="IN_REFLECTION" id="IN_REFLECTION" />IN REFLECTION</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>In the morning of my youth<br /></span> +<span>When my veins were full of strength<br /></span> +<span>There was Dad and Mom to say<br /></span> +<span>What to do. They spoke at length.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>Did I listen to the truth?<br /></span> +<span>Much of it has passed me by.<br /></span> +<span>Now if only some one would<br /></span> +<span>Speak to me and tell me why.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="MEN_MUST_TOIL" id="MEN_MUST_TOIL" />MEN MUST TOIL</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>We wakened in the morning<br /></span> +<span>The wind had blown up cold;<br /></span> +<span>And too, the oaks were grumbling<br /></span> +<span>Like men agrowing old.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>We must all work this morning,<br /></span> +<span>Though rough and harsh outside,<br /></span> +<span>Men labor in the storming<br /></span> +<span>For all must eat betide.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="THAT_CLOSE_DRAWN_VEIL" id="THAT_CLOSE_DRAWN_VEIL" />THAT CLOSE DRAWN VEIL</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>If we could lift that close drawn veil and see,<br /></span> +<span>The anxious hours might pass in rest and sleep.<br /></span> +<span>But wait! Could men but sow and counting reap?<br /></span> +<span>Who would toil on when knowing loss must be?<br /></span> +<span>No wild glad hoping with expectancy!<br /></span> +<span>And wooing lover then might he not weep?<br /></span> +<span>The fortune which would grieve—no shop to keep.<br /></span> +<span>Enough. Man can climb higher and be free.<br /></span> +<span>Leave be the veil and let men struggle through.<br /></span> +<span>Let roots strike down and seek the growing needs;<br /></span> +<span>And living stock stretch up toward the sun<br /></span> +<span>With life and hope. Then let men work and woo,<br /></span> +<span>Not anchorless, nor tumbling drift as weeds.<br /></span> +<span>Fulfilment in the end and laurel won.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="OUR_MORNING_LESSON" id="OUR_MORNING_LESSON" />OUR MORNING LESSON</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>Love our neighbors as ourselves,<br /></span> +<span>May we fit in where we can,<br /></span> +<span>Love our God and praise his name<br /></span> +<span>Is God's law for mortal man.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<h2><a name="WHEN_THE_BOYS_COME_HOME" id="WHEN_THE_BOYS_COME_HOME" />WHEN THE BOYS COME HOME</h2> + + +<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> +<span>Bright smiles and many tear drops<br /></span> +<span>Are begging loved ones stay;<br /></span> +<span>For not all soldier boys come home<br /></span> +<span>When bugles call today.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>Brave lassies wait, toiling, hoping,<br /></span> +<span>And keep the hearth brushed clean,<br /></span> +<span>The home fires glowing brightly<br /></span> +<span>With all about serene.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>The heart grows weary often,<br /></span> +<span>For hours and days are long.<br /></span> +<span>But when the fight is over<br /></span> +<span>The land will ring with song.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>With all the maidens singing<br /></span> +<span>The full and happy notes,<br /></span> +<span>While men go shouting, marching,<br /></span> +<span>At sight of khaki coats.<br /></span> +</div><div class="stanza"> +<span>And Main Street pushing, crowding,<br /></span> +<span>Will be a surging stream,<br /></span> +<span>For when this war is over<br /></span> +<span>Our joy will be supreme.<br /></span> +</div></div> + + + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p>THE PRESS OF FLOZARI</p> + +<p>COLOPHON</p> + +<p>This is number 103 of the Torchbearers' Chapbooks, printed by hand at +the Pegasus Studio, from hand-set 10 point Century on Eggshell book +paper, in an edition of 106 copies and the type distributed.</p> + + +<p> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Copies may be secured from the author, at 75¢ each, postpaid</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Clara M. Beede, 304 West 102 St., Apt., 1-A,</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">New York City 25, N.Y.</span><br /> +</p> + +<hr style="width: 65%;" /> +<p>Torchbearers' Chapbooks from Pegasus Studios:</p> + +<p> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">4 Strange Riders Journey, L.V. Zietlmann, Texas</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">5 Heartsease, Thomas B. Livingston, Rhode Island</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">6 Thru the year—16 Singing Moods, C.H. Greenfield, Cal.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">19 Wayside Rhymes, Vera B. Stewart, W. Va.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">22-11 Songs of Golden Spring, Frances Belle Delzell, Ore.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">24 Clash of Sword and Cymbal, Comp. by L.T. McNair, N.C.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">25 Petals of Dreams, Lloyd Day, Montana</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">26-37 Memories and Moods, Edna Smith DeRan, La</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">29 Surgings, Otis Raymond Dow, Maine.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">30 Raking Leaves, Edith Moody Rittenour, Mich.</span><br /> +<br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">42 Echoes of Alabama, Ethel Morgan Dunham, Ala.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">46 Cross Roads, Fort Collins, Poetry Group, Colo.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">48 Winds in The Pines, Lillian M. Olivier, Calif.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">54 Recitations, Zilla Vollmer Tietgen, Illinois</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">55 Symbols For These Times, Jeremy Ingalls, Mass.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">56 Balmy Breezes, Julia Yohn Pickett, Md.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">57 Singing Waters, Lena Mearle Shull, S.C.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">59 This Crystal Hour, Lucille Iredale Carlson, Utah</span><br /> +<br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">60-35 Dream Shadows, Carolyn Kingdon Gordman, N.Y.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">61 The Vulture and Its Brood, Robert Fontinelle, Mo.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">69 The White Moth Flew, Sam. A. Messirly, Ohio</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">70-67 Miniature Moods, Jan Humphrey James, Illinois</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">74-38 Potpourri, L.V. Klose, Iowa</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">75-72 Thought Clusters, Mary O'Connor, Pa.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">76 This and That, Cora E. Orr, Wash.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">77 Out Of A Barracks Bag, Sgt. Charles L. Painter, Calif.</span><br /> +<br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">82 Pensee Encore, Oliva M. Diaz, Mich.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">83-49 Beltane, Sgt. Lawrence A. Wiggin, New Hampshire</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">84 Dur-Rations, Mary V. Cacossa, New Jersey</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">85 Rhymes For Every Season, Lydia O. Jackson, N. Dakota</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">89 Reveries, Virginia A. Demirjian, Ohio</span><br /> +<br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">91 Pathways of Gold, Edwin Becker, New York</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">92 Songs of a Pioneer's Daughter, May D. Burdick, Ga.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">93-18-20 More Xmas and New Year Poems, K.N. Smith, Ohio</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">95 Through the Night, Helen Bostwick, Mich.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">97 The Understanding Heart, Wilma Shirley Thone, Ohio</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">99 Another Spring, Miriam Benham, Ohio</span><br /> +<br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">100-87 Fantasies, Ruth E.J. Sarver, Paris, France</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">101 Poetical Journeys, Colleen Martin, Ohio</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">102 Sailing Into Harbor, Kay Dombrowski, Wisc.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">103-98-94 88-73-63-51-45 Clear Crystals, Clara M. Beede, Okla.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">104-96-90 Beyond the Blue, Bessie Viddleton Heth, Wis.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">105-14-23 Observations Along Life's Path, A.I. Eason, Fla.</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">106 Merry Magdalene Gets Flowers, Jo Birt, Ohio</span><br /> +<br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Winged Steed Junior Brochures</span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10..11..12</span><br /> +</p> + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Clear Crystals, by Clara M. 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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Clear Crystals + +Author: Clara M. Beede + +Release Date: February 28, 2005 [EBook #15209] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CLEAR CRYSTALS *** + + + + +Produced by David Starner, Karen Dalrymple, and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team. + + + + + +CLEAR CRYSTALS + + +_by_ +Clara M. Beede + + +The Press of Flozari, Pegasus Studios +Box 5804, Cleveland, 1, Ohio +1946 + + + _Dedicated to + OLNEY, RUSSELL Jr., WILLIAM, ELLWOOD, + And All Our Soldier Boys_ + + + +ACKNOWLEDGMENTS + +We are grateful for permission to include certain poems which were +first published in Reflections; Chipmunk; Scimitar and Song: Whispers; +Calaveras Californian; Calaveras Prospect; Sunshine and Rain; Brown +Plumes; Tulsa Tribune; Sonnets from Americanese: Fireside Chatter; +Song and Story; The Arc; United We Sing; The Authors of Tomorrow; +Garret, and Golden Leaves. + + * * * * * + +OTHER TORCHBEARER CHAPBOOKS + +by + +CLARA M. BEEDE + + 45: Brown Plumes + 51: More Brown Plumes + 63: Sunshine and Rain + 73: Clear Crystals (Second Printing) + 88: Only Pebbles + 94: Golden Leaves + 98: Sail High Above + + + + +MOTHER'S PRAYER + + + For this new day, our Father, we give thee thanks. + Thou hast blessed us with rest for our bodies, + The glories of a new day are upon us, a gift from above. + Let the light from heaven penetrate our souls, + and may this be the best of our lives, we pray. + Remember those less fortunate, dear Father, + May some messenger of thine bring joy to their hearts today. + Forbid we should shirk any duty coming our way, + for we are thy servants and desire to do thy will. + Our Dear Father thou hast blessed us with many dear ones. + I pray thy blessing upon each one, especially our soldier boys + That they may heed thy voice and follow thee + as their great and true leader. Forbid, dear Lord, that any one + of them be lost from the way in his search for the light. + Go before them and let light from above + make their pathway bright. Come into their hearts + and give them the peace that no man can give, neither can + take it away. I humbly ask these favors in Jesus name. + +--KAY MCKEE + + + + +LET THERE BE PEACE + + + Let there be peace, let clouds and storm roll past, + And budding groves burst forth in little leaves. + When April showers flush the brooks and eaves; + May gardens grow and wheat go flowing fast. + Let there be peace on earth, that men may cast + Their hatreds far away and gather sheaves + Of golden days in patterns justice weaves; + That sunset hours may glow with love at last, + The atmosphere be filled with faith and light, + No war, nor bombs, no words of discontent. + Let there be peace on every hill and plain, + That men may live and toil with hearts alight, + That each may aid his brother in content. + Let grasses grow and flowers bloom again. + + + + +WHAT IS THIS WISDOM + + + Remaining staunchly there in shriveled earth, + The canna stood serene, refreshed by dew + That silently, each cooling night anew + Spread living gems to sparkle in their mirth. + Beneath, the bulb lay proving well its birth-- + A shower passed, the funnel leaves caught true-- + The plant awoke with life and beauty too. + And not a drop was wasted of the worth! + + The bud refrained from coming into bloom, + As though it waited for the lusty rain, + With low leaves dried and drooping to the ground. + What is this wisdom in all nature's room + That fights to live and grow, and not in vain, + But God, whose strength in all things may be found. + + + + +SOLDIER TRAINS + + + Hear the rumbling of the trains, + Soldier trains. + Ever droning, jarring, roaring on the rails + Through the amber lights of dawn. + Hear them rolling right along + Now acoming and now gone, + Iron wheel follows wheel, + Round the bend of the river going strong. + + They are taking our brave soldier boys + To the barracks. Hear the thumping of the drums + How they beat and beat and beat, + In the morning and at night, + Hear the tramping, marching feet, + All in line stepping fine + Hear the praying from the firesides down the street. + + Hear the roaring of the trains, + Speeding trains + With the rumbling. Shouting home-boys off to war! + Now they travel to far shores. + See them waving their good-byes, + There's the girl that Joe adores + Waving hand, smiling band! + Hear the laughter from the windows and the doors. + + + + +DEAR POSSESSIONS + + + A loaf of bread with a glass of milk + With a roof that shelters and a restful bed, + A place to wear the faded silk + And a pillow for the aching head; + + A kettle that sings while the night wind sighs, + And a cup of tea to drink; + A hearth to sweep and a babe that cries, + With a pile of dishes in the sink. + + A home to keep and a man to love, + With a heart that is true and fine. + These precious things sent from heaven above, + Will be prized for yours and for mine. + + + + +THE UNBIDDEN TEARS + + + Glad tears that rush like rivers down the cheek + Like gilding gold of morning's amber light. + O happy hearts, by hearths when wills are meek! + We welcome sun that chased away the night. + The weeping eyes will not acknowledge hate. + When lovers meet forgiven after pain, + Tears cleanse the heart and mind of fire and mote, + And freshen countenance and bleach the stain. + O rain of peace, that washes doubt away, + And casts a burden from the heart and home. + Sad hearts in joy united on this day; + Now buds will bloom again in garden loam. + Glad tears that come unbidden thus and free + Have banished care and brought you back to me. + + + + +THE PROMISE OF SPRING + + + Today resplendent in red, grays and gold, + No wind disturbs the calm of Winter's rest, + But quiet and serene on earth's broad breast + Is shrub and bush and seed in loamy hold; + The buds on elm are waiting to unfold, + Our biddie hen wears crimson on her crest. + This gorgeous day, when children laugh and jest, + And run and dance and not a thought withhold. + + For Winter's frost was gone at early noon. + We know that Spring will come on southern breeze; + The grass will green and roses bloom again. + We love the flowers, summer warmth and boon, + O joy of earth, in green and swaying trees, + In buds and bees on this broad prairie plain. + + + + +THE DAYS LIVE AGAIN + + + O hallowed charm of long departed days; + The good and bad blend in a sparkling stream. + If one recalls youth's glad and care free ways; + The distant roar of music is supreme, + When viewing life's almost forgotten trail. + There is a stream that twines its way about + Through shady spots, by broken, rotted rail. + The falling water glitters, and the trout, + Again, like precious memories, flash and dart. + Through bleak and cold, a precipice once crossed + Still fills with pride and pain the aging heart; + For time has now the thorns and rocks embossed, + And thus the long dead past is always bright, + For those whose sun is sinking into night. + + + + +ROLLING TRUCKS + + + Rolling over desert sands + Steady there are dough-boy's hands. + Gliding past the silver sage + Caring naught for fame or wage; + Rolling trucks for Uncle Sam, + In his kit are bread and ham. + Slipping over moon-lit dunes + Humming low the old men's tunes. + Every moment plays the game, + Like an iron in a flame. + Rolling over desert sands, + Steady there are dough-boy's hands. + + + + +AT DUSK + + + A low blue cloud lies stretched beyond the trees, + All quiet so. The chant of birds uplifts, + And through the evening dusk a tremor sifts, + The chill of night creeps close with turning keys, + And darkness soothes each child. The daylight flees, + Though many voices lend their artful gifts, + And mingle with the city's murmured rifts. + While twilight covers all with mysteries, + There is the roll of train or army truck; + A mother calls her three year old within. + The most of us preparing for the night; + Some go their way to labor for their luck, + And others toil that we may rest or spin. + God guards the whole until the morning light. + + + + +THE MORNING + + + The morning freshened with the dew of night, + Was glad with crowing cock and singing bird; + And through the mists came hope and kindly word. + The east aglow with early amber light. + As perking coffee roused the hungry sprite; + Beside the hearth a friendly pussy purred, + And in a crib a blue-eyed baby stirred, + Awakened from sweet slumber of the night. + O dawning! Here with all her usual charm. + Another day to toil for child and friend, + One hour to praise our God, while hatreds ebbed; + To hope and live and succor from all harm + Those weaker ones who know not how to fend, + And cast a beam that lights their way ahead. + + + + +O RIVER BANK + + + I love to loiter by the old oak tree, + Where waters ripple over clean white stones, + And cresses, mint with feathered fern grown high. + In such a place the peaceful thoughts will come; + There is no hurry there where nature plays. + Soft gentle breezes wave the grass and sedge; + White fluffy clouds pass overhead and roll. + Now dreaming, I hear the cricket's gay song. + O river bank you charm me always so. + + + + +THERE WILL COME A DAY + + + There will come a day, sometime, + When a bright light will shine through + The clouds of darkness, sometime. + And the grass will grow anew; + Glad bells will ring at the dawn; + And at noon great horns will blow; + At evening fear will be gone; + The home lights through dusk will glow. + It will be a joyous day! + And the earth will shout with laughter, + When world peace is made, some day. + We can hear the birds thereafter. + + + + +LATE AUTUMN + + + The fragrant autumn winds float painted leaves + Across the plains at sunset's evening hour, + A scarlet rose, a zinnia in the flower + Stand brilliant there beneath the cottage eaves. + The locust hums his song, the spider weaves + His silken web in every shady bower, + Where thunder clouds pile high in tumbled tower; + The farmer's loft is bursting with great sheaves; + And cornstalks bend with heavy golden loads, + For rains have blessed the land the summer long. + Now children trip on winding trails from school; + They swing in rhythmic time along the roads; + A hungry, hearty crowd, suntanned and strong. + This glorious fall day in evening cool. + + + + +ALL HAIL RED CROSS + + + All hail Red Cross! White robes of light, all hail! + On brave and noble brows the symbol shines. + A cry for help is never called in vain, + For these courageous ones go everywhere, + On sea or land, in sun and stormy sky. + They face all dangers--carry succor forth + To save their fellowmen--with speed and skill + The aid goes out to rescue friend and foe. + They know no enemy but heed each call. + A line is thrown to stranded waif or man. + In flood they rush like water down the slope + To bring relief to those who toss in waves. + They care for mothers left to starve, alone. + In pestilence, they labor long to soothe + The fevered brow and ease the gnawing pain + With medicine and shelter, food and clothes. + In war the wound is dressed and duly nursed + With gentle supple hands--with nourishment + For mind and body. Cross of red, all hail! + They serve for us most willingly and well. + Then chide themselves when they have come too late! + Like mothers when their sons have fallen short; + In early dawn and through the night they toil. + O God do bless this noble work of love; + Let's give and further this most worthy cause. + All hail Red Cross! White robes of hope, all hail! + + + + +OUR MORNING PRAYER + + + God our Father give us strength + In these days of selfish strife, + Let us smile amid the pain, + Now to meet the care of life + In the sunshine and in rain. + + + + +SOLDIER TO HIS MOTHER + + + Remembering those happy days of youth-- + The earth was filled with gladness then, + And you, dear Mother, taught me love and truth, + Taught me to seek the best in men. + + With heart full of faith and noble thought + To bear my load and do good deeds. + And cherish worthy things, the hope not bought, + With visions for the living needs. + + You said be honest with my God and soul, + Devoted to my land and home, + And all that men hold dear. In loyalty + Respect and prize the fertile loam. + + Today my country calls, she needs her son + To fight the Japs and Hitler too. + No coming back until the job is done. + This is as honest men would do. + + + + +IN THE STORM + + + Hear the gale roaring through the woods! + Trees bend and snap and sway; + They race and break on this dark day. + If I could fashion some sturdy hoods + To hold the storm at bay, + Then trim and straight would all trees stay. + But great trees knotted by winds' moods, + Like men who face their care, + Stand scarred yet stanch and bravely there. + + + + +TO US + + + O petty trifles! Why cling to us so? + Our time in doing small things quite consumed, + And hearts protected like earth worms encased, + Always singing childish songs, sol me do, + And crawling safe in shady vales below, + Like snails advancing, scoff and hurt endured, + Dead there upon the rack, no port secured. + O brother plant, some grains of corn will grow! + The faithful farmer sows live fertile seed. + Be not a grub but rise and stretch hands up + When on the height reach down to troubled friend, + And lift your fellowmen, toil not for greed. + Wash out the grounds and fill the empty cup. + The rose will bloom where rocky pathways wend. + + + + +THE FLY AND THE SPIDER + + + The big black fly was in a sorry plight; + She hung and dangled in a spider's web. + It was too late to make a hurried flight. + The sand is sifting and the tides will ebb. + + The spider then drew dose his silken thread, + It was no use to ask the reason why. + He only wished to eat and save his head, + And he must catch his breakfast, or die. + + + + +HER GOOD BYE + + + I love you, Darling, sweetheart mine, + Our troth is pledged, O joy divine! + With apple blossoms in my hair + I hope and breathe a fervent prayer + To keep my trust all down the years, + And love you always through the tears. + O heart of mine, my feet do sing + As down the aisle into the Spring + Of bursting bud and lilac time, + Of budding trees and robin rhyme, + So tenderly, Dear, I love you. + In happiness I go with you + Now in sunshine to follow on + And into dark when you are gone. + Then back again from misty night + And at the dawn in coming light. + At sunup when the Japs are caught + You will come when the battle's fought. + And then glad shouts the whole day long, + With ringing bells 'ten billion strong. + + + + +HILLS AND VALLEYS WAKE + + + My ears have heard the larks at dawn, + Their bright sweet carols sing, + With burst of morning sun + And all the meadows ring. + + My eyes have seen the shining gold, + That rimmed a purple cloud, + And sheets of olive green there spread, + While night puts on a shroud. + + And in the east a moon that gleamed + With grey blue light and sheen, + On misty, drooping willow trees, + O fair and silent scene. + + These are not half the things I see + On lovely nights and brilliant days, + It seems that hills and valleys wake + To make such holidays. + + + + +MORNING THANKSGIVING + + + We thank our God this Autumn day, + As birds are waking in the vale, + For health and strength to walk his way, + Let justice and peace prevail. + And for this food that's waiting here, + Now fill our hearts with faith and love; + And bless our loved ones far and near, + O God, our Father up above. + + + + +OFF TO THE WOODS + + + All nature dons a cool green coat, + Soft breezes blow and white clouds float; + The blue jay screams his piercing note. + + The April sun shines fine today, + And all the world is bright and gay. + Small twinkling leaves now dance and play! + + The Spring has made a grand debut; + And turned up sod is reddish blue, + Where last year's roses bloomed for you. + + And to the woods then let us hie + To gather sorrel for a pie, + And pick some posies from the rye. + + O Daughter come, a walk is free, + Lock up the house and bring the key; + For sing we must in joy and glee. + + + + +THE HAPPY CAMPERS + + + Burning brush + In morning hush + While bacon fragrance floats. + + Daylight dreams + Along bright streams + With knapsack and light coats. + + Wind blown hair, + They march and share + And sing the happy notes. + + + + +THE PROMISE + + + O Glendolyn, the life of my being, + O Darling, the good in your heart! + Bright eyes in the flash of a moment + Grow sad as the time nears to part, + Tears well in the midst of the laughter, + Unbidden as the showers in Spring. + Although the days cloud, but after + The future will brighten and sing. + + O Glendolyn, weep not at my going, + The weary long hours will pass; + And dawn with its flame and a promise + Will touch the grey sod and dry grass. + The elm in the garden will flower + And the hills on the plains be shining. + That day, then the battle is over, + I will come with swift feet, my Darling. + + + + +IN REFLECTION + + + In the morning of my youth + When my veins were full of strength + There was Dad and Mom to say + What to do. They spoke at length. + + Did I listen to the truth? + Much of it has passed me by. + Now if only some one would + Speak to me and tell me why. + + + + +MEN MUST TOIL + + + We wakened in the morning + The wind had blown up cold; + And too, the oaks were grumbling + Like men agrowing old. + + We must all work this morning, + Though rough and harsh outside, + Men labor in the storming + For all must eat betide. + + + + +THAT CLOSE DRAWN VEIL + + + If we could lift that close drawn veil and see, + The anxious hours might pass in rest and sleep. + But wait! Could men but sow and counting reap? + Who would toil on when knowing loss must be? + No wild glad hoping with expectancy! + And wooing lover then might he not weep? + The fortune which would grieve--no shop to keep. + Enough. Man can climb higher and be free. + Leave be the veil and let men struggle through. + Let roots strike down and seek the growing needs; + And living stock stretch up toward the sun + With life and hope. Then let men work and woo, + Not anchorless, nor tumbling drift as weeds. + Fulfilment in the end and laurel won. + + + + +OUR MORNING LESSON + + + Love our neighbors as ourselves, + May we fit in where we can, + Love our God and praise his name + Is God's law for mortal man. + + + + +WHEN THE BOYS COME HOME + + + Bright smiles and many tear drops + Are begging loved ones stay; + For not all soldier boys come home + When bugles call today. + + Brave lassies wait, toiling, hoping, + And keep the hearth brushed clean, + The home fires glowing brightly + With all about serene. + + The heart grows weary often, + For hours and days are long. + But when the fight is over + The land will ring with song. + + With all the maidens singing + The full and happy notes, + While men go shouting, marching, + At sight of khaki coats. + + And Main Street pushing, crowding, + Will be a surging stream, + For when this war is over + Our joy will be supreme. + + + + +THE PRESS OF FLOZARI + +COLOPHON + +This is number 103 of the Torchbearers' Chapbooks, printed by hand at +the Pegasus Studio, from hand-set 10 point Century on Eggshell book +paper, in an edition of 106 copies and the type distributed. + + + Copies may be secured from the author, at 75c each, postpaid + Clara M. Beede, 304 West 102 St., Apt., 1-A, + New York City 25, N.Y. + + +Torchbearers' Chapbooks from Pegasus Studios: + + 4 Strange Riders Journey, L.V. Zietlmann, Texas + 5 Heartsease, Thomas B. Livingston, Rhode Island + 6 Thru the year--16 Singing Moods, C.H. Greenfield, Cal. + 19 Wayside Rhymes, Vera B. Stewart, W. Va. + 22-11 Songs of Golden Spring, Frances Belle Delzell, Ore. + 24 Clash of Sword and Cymbal, Comp. by L.T. McNair, N.C. + 25 Petals of Dreams, Lloyd Day, Montana + 26-37 Memories and Moods, Edna Smith DeRan, La + 29 Surgings, Otis Raymond Dow, Maine. + 30 Raking Leaves, Edith Moody Rittenour, Mich. + + 42 Echoes of Alabama, Ethel Morgan Dunham, Ala. + 46 Cross Roads, Fort Collins, Poetry Group, Colo. + 48 Winds in The Pines, Lillian M. Olivier, Calif. + 54 Recitations, Zilla Vollmer Tietgen, Illinois + 55 Symbols For These Times, Jeremy Ingalls, Mass. + 56 Balmy Breezes, Julia Yohn Pickett, Md. + 57 Singing Waters, Lena Mearle Shull, S.C. + 59 This Crystal Hour, Lucille Iredale Carlson, Utah + + 60-35 Dream Shadows, Carolyn Kingdon Gordman, N.Y. + 61 The Vulture and Its Brood, Robert Fontinelle, Mo. + 69 The White Moth Flew, Sam. A. Messirly, Ohio + 70-67 Miniature Moods, Jan Humphrey James, Illinois + 74-38 Potpourri, L.V. Klose, Iowa + 75-72 Thought Clusters, Mary O'Connor, Pa. + 76 This and That, Cora E. Orr, Wash. + 77 Out Of A Barracks Bag, Sgt. Charles L. Painter, Calif. + + 82 Pensee Encore, Oliva M. Diaz, Mich. + 83-49 Beltane, Sgt. Lawrence A. Wiggin, New Hampshire + 84 Dur-Rations, Mary V. Cacossa, New Jersey + 85 Rhymes For Every Season, Lydia O. Jackson, N. Dakota + 89 Reveries, Virginia A. Demirjian, Ohio + + 91 Pathways of Gold, Edwin Becker, New York + 92 Songs of a Pioneer's Daughter, May D. Burdick, Ga. + 93-18-20 More Xmas and New Year Poems, K.N. Smith, Ohio + 95 Through the Night, Helen Bostwick, Mich. + 97 The Understanding Heart, Wilma Shirley Thone, Ohio + 99 Another Spring, Miriam Benham, Ohio + + 100-87 Fantasies, Ruth E.J. Sarver, Paris, France + 101 Poetical Journeys, Colleen Martin, Ohio + 102 Sailing Into Harbor, Kay Dombrowski, Wisc. + 103-98-94 88-73-63-51-45 Clear Crystals, Clara M. Beede, Okla. + 104-96-90 Beyond the Blue, Bessie Viddleton Heth, Wis. + 105-14-23 Observations Along Life's Path, A.I. Eason, Fla. + 106 Merry Magdalene Gets Flowers, Jo Birt, Ohio + + Winged Steed Junior Brochures + 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10..11..12 + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Clear Crystals, by Clara M. 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