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diff --git a/15211.txt b/15211.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fd03010 --- /dev/null +++ b/15211.txt @@ -0,0 +1,1096 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of Some Broken Twigs, by Clara M. 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: Some Broken Twigs + +Author: Clara M. Beede + +Release Date: February 28, 2005 [EBook #15211] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SOME BROKEN TWIGS *** + + + + +Produced by David Starner, Karen Dalrymple, and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team. + + + + + +_Some Broken Twigs_ + + +_BY_ +CLARA M. BEEDE + + +[Illustration] + + +The Press of Flozari, Pegasus Studios +Box 5804, Cleveland, 1, Ohio +1946 + + + _Dedicated to my granddaughter + BETTY TODD BRISTOW + the new mother_ + + + +ACKNOWLEDGMENTS + +We are grateful for permission to include certain poems that were +first published in Caravan of Verse, Cass County Democrat, 1943 +Chipmunk, From, Lyricists Reflections, 1940 Song Poems, The New Earth, +Tulsa Tribune, and 1941 Visions. + + * * * * * + +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 + + + + +FOREWORD + + +In the four seasons of the year there are many beautiful days as well +as dismal days in life. The broken twigs and trails, as well as the +good ones go to make up this world. All mark and show posterity the +way out of the woods. + +These poems, and many other poems written by Mrs. Beede show these +things and the wonders of nature. + +As only a true mother can, she has shown me these wonders. I sincerely +hope that all who read her poems will appreciate them as I do and reap +the benefit of the morals of her thoughtful and enjoyable poems and +know as I do her love of nature and things beautiful. + +Genevieve Beede Henderson + +[Illustration] + +[Illustration] + + + + +TO NEW YORK + + + For maid and lad New York is fairy land, + Delightful charms in gorgeous brilliant lure! + Our youth do struggle on ambition's tour. + They meet life's challenge with true heart and hand. + Forgotten trails are marked with scar and wand; + A blasted rock and broken twigs assure + The traveler that others fought the moor, + And sailed the stormy breakers, crossed the sand + To build the city on a granite slab. + They tamed the wilderness, a sturdy clan! + Retracing paths recall the glory made, + Lays bare the secrets of the field and lab. + Such tours give hope for future life and plan. + Brave men have set the torch with ax and spade. + + + + +MEET THE CHALLENGE + + + The coddled youth, like greenhouse plant + Will wilt and die in desert sand, + Can never meet the storms of life, + Untried and mild and soft his hands. + + He walks within the favored nooks, + Protected there much more than those, + Who meet the challenge face ahead, + And struggle on to conquer foes. + + They learn to take the gaff and thrust, + And from an inner courage gain + A faith in toil and love of truth; + They pray to God to ease the pain. + + + + +WINTER + + + A glow of life shines from the leaf-stripped limbs, + In sheltered nooks snowbirds are singing hymns. + The sycamore shafts gleam and shine afar, + Down by the river where the black oaks are. + The goldenrod now droops his fuzzy head; + There by my fence, leaves make a fluffy bed. + They mulch my flower seed down in the loam; + Beyond below the tall sedge grasses moan. + Seared grass curls firmly over tender sprigs, + And my rose bush there curves its brown thorned twigs. + Beneath my window, tulip bulbs lay snug, + Quite safe and warm in earthy winter rug. + All nature resting for a springtime gain, + And quiet gray tones soothe an inner pain. + + + + +DREAMING BY THE RIVER + + + Ripples on the water + Rustling in the trees + Wind sighing gently + Whistling by with ease. + Cow-bells tinkling distant + Farmer on the lea, + Cattle nibbling grasses + Little honey bee. + Frosted leaves of autumn + Sailing down the stream. + Neatest clump of willows, + Oh, for some ice cream. + + + + +WHEN YOU COME HOME + + + O happy, happy heart, that can but leap + For joy, when you return to me again; + The love within grows fresh as morning glen, + Awakes and lights the gloom where shadows creep. + --The night will come and with it women weep. + Stay, Dear, with me, for dark will come and then, + It fills the soul with fear--don't go again-- + Black clouds will roll, when only children sleep. + O Darling storms of midnight vex and threat; + The gullies moan and then the goblins see! + It is not wise or brave to prattle so; + And Dear, if you must go, I will not fret; + The sun will shine when you come home to me, + Dark night is day and only mild winds blow. + + + + +CHILDREN AT THE PARK + + + We hop and skip in time + In the shade of the sycamore trees, + Fly around like the birds and the bees. + + We swing and sway and climb + To the top of the strong monkey bars, + Watch the boats and the Riverside cars. + + We swim and shout in glee, + While the ships on the river sail on. + How time flies and the morning is gone. + + We leap and prance about + And we sing by the Riverside drive. + Thus we play and we eat and we thrive. + + + + +THE FLEET (1945) + + + A long line of ships, + War-scarred in glory smothered + On navy's glad day. + + + + +SPRING IS BUDDING + + + Why is the sun ashining + And all the faces glad? + Why are the buds abursting + And not, a thing is sad? + I hear the sparrow twittering + Her sweet old melody. + Darling the spring is budding + In all her ecstasy. + Spring and the sun are smiling + To bring the leaves and cress. + Love in the heart is waking + To give us happiness. + I hear the lark awarbling + Her sweet old melody. + And too my heart is singing + In happy ecstasy. + + + + +BEAUTIFUL ROSE + + + Beautiful rose + Your crimson velvet tells me + The loveliest message. + + + + +SUN ON THE RIVER + + + O river, flowing on, + In flashing sunlight roll, + And join the ocean lawn + Up to the island shoal. + + O great and mighty stream, + With flaming breast and bow, + Your ferries glide and gleam + Through sparkling glare and glow. + + O sun, on rolling wave + Shine far out to the sea, + And rounded billows pave, + Like quickened silver flee. + + O sheets of dazzling light, + Move on close to the edge, + Where ships are anchored right, + And gold flames on the ledge. + + O rivers, drifting fire + With steamers flaming wide, + Play on your silent lyre + Until the shadows hide. + + + + +OUT ON THE BAY + + + Out on the bay + Was spread a silver while sheet, + Glazed and painted by the sun, + Today. + + Down in my heart + Was pain and sorrow's dark sleet + Eased and melted by the sun, + In part. + + + + +RESTING + + + There is no soothing so complete, + As sitting in the sun, + Or chasing butterflies through wheat, + Although no cloth is spun. + + + + +A SHOWER'S MELODY + + + A babbling brooklet wends its happy way + Adown a rocky path across the plain. + And goes a-galloping along in rain. + In drought he stops and waits a lucky day, + When clouds roll up and men and women pray, + And withered is the corn and grasses and grain. + The dust clings thick on every sill and pane. + A shower soon refreshes loam and clay. + The little stream resumes its cheerful hymn. + It warbles on content to sing and flow, + The music lilts and swells in happy glee; + And too, the birds and bees join in with vim, + Harmonious, alive, in twilight glow + A mighty choir of gorgeous melody! + + + + +IF YOU HEAR + + + If you hear the scoff of friends, + Or see their anger grow, + Just please remember this, + Perhaps they do not know. + + + + +DANCING ON A LEVEL ROAD + + + It is a happy thing to dance + A long a level road + So brave a deed to take a chance + Of slipping off the load. + + + + +IT WAS HOME + + + A little old house in a sheltered nook, + Some cottonwood trees near a babbling brook, + A sturdy gnarled oak by a grassy lane + That leads to green pastures past flowing grain. + A trellised rose bush hides a crumbling wall, + Where lovers have stood near the waterfall; + Beyond the sun sets in a golden glow + And shadows stretch far to the mead below. + A shining wire fence follows up the hill + And curves about to the graded fill. + Then back to the house in a cozy spot + We loiter there on the hallowed lot, + Where Mother's sweet face waits, in gentle calm, + And Father sits near and roads an old psalm. + + + + +QUESTIONS + + + If I could brush the cobwebs from my eyes, + What could I see? + If I could roll the boulder from my path, + What would I be? + + + + +DISTRUST + + + He walks the safest way; + There must be no thistles on his path. + He knows all men are clay. + If truth wears feathers in her cap, + They must be plucked away, + That all may proven be. + + + + +COUNTING + + + The morning sun casts purple in the fields, + A mocking bird sings gaily in the oaks, + White fluffy clouds rest in the murky sky. + It is yet cool, the maples scarcely stir, + But noon will burn the grasses by the way + And give the girl there at the soda fount + A welcome trade. The heat will parch the earth, + So that flowers will wilt and droop their charm. + But night will come and bring refreshing breeze + And fold a soothing mantle over all + Like mother spreading blankets over Tom. + Now day by day the summer slips on by, + Its stifling heat and gloomy skies will pass. + And winter cold will come with hoary frost; + Yet by our hearths we rest in quiet peace, + Secure our roofs and snug our sheltered beds. + Remember Spring, how roses bloom and flamed! + And how the sunny days kept pace with time. + In winter some hours will be gilded gold. + It's true our blessings add up more than half. + + + + +ON THE FERRY + + + A multitude of lights twinkled in glee; + Receding ones reached out, their friendship gleamed + With hands across to shield from dark, it seemed; + And coming dock was lit from home to sea. + There was no gloam and dusk for you and me. + The stars above, grand sentinels all reamed, + Conducting us home like naught ever dreamed; + The scalloped bridge festooned like a Christmas tree, + And gate post lamps led strangers through the park. + Our fathers planned that all should walk in light, + That every man could find his way like day, + Until the amber dawning wake the lark. + Thus peacefully we glided through the night, + Serenely going home the ferry way. + + + + +PERHAPS + + + I see a gorgeous city, pompous, grand, + And hear it weeping with pain long borne. + It is built on rock and nobly planned, + The glory shine like bloom with leaf and thorn. + + I feel its memories in brick and stone, + And lift my eyes to see the sky and stars. + Unpainted rock in weathered greys and blown + With winds and well I understand the bars. + + From walk to turret there are many eyes, + Perhaps some measuring these thoughts of mine, + What color hair? How long the coat and thighs? + It may be true we drink the self-same wine. + + + + +OKLAHOMA + + + Hail Oklahoma land! O prairie plain, + There is no state more dearly loved.--All hail! + Where grassy hills and sheltered cove and vale + Rest quietly in peace--and in refrain + Our voices lift in praise and joy again; + We sing of Oklahoma land.--All hail! + Of sunny skies and even windy gale, + And wealth of growing corn and flowing grain; + Where black gold gleams and roses bloom in spring. + Here long roads stretch and grazing cow-herds roam. + We build in faith great churches and our state + With many schools, where children gaily sing. + We love our loamy fields and prairie home + And struggle onward upward, soon and late. + + Hail Oklahoma land! O grassy plain, + There is no state more dearly loved.--All hail! + + + + +OUR MORNING PRAYER + + + Our Father in heaven, + Drive from the soul the hopelessness, + Fill it with charity and faith, + And fire the heart with kindliness, + For Jesus sake, amen. + + + + +WE THANK OUR GOD + + + We thank our God for this glad Christmas day, + For health and freedom, peace and hope today. + We float our flag on every hill and trail; + All Hail! The red and white and blue, all hail! + Again upon the board a feast is spread, + And God now guards and blesses our good bread. + Our turkey's big and fat and pudding brown, + And we will smile all day and wear no frown. + Once more our bins are filled with corn and wheat, + The bread we break is good, so light and sweet, + Cranberries, pumpkin pies and walnut meats. + We bow to thank our God for these good eats. + This land America! To God give thanks. + Our men are strong and brave in all the ranks. + All Hail America! Our hope and pride. + God bless our home and now with us abide. + + + + +WAITING + + + The waiting minutes + Tick on but never ending + To eternity. + The years do not wait. + So stealthily do they move, + Like deep swift water. + + + + +THAT HAPPY COMPANIONSHIP + + + Remembering friends of the not long ago, + Their laughter a gay bubbling song. + The whispering of secrets, the rapture of show. + The mounting of spirits lit the peak aglow + And lifted the heart up along + + The forgetting of wrong in a moment of joy, + Quite erased the hurt and the scar, + With music of kindness and naught to annoy, + And gold of the friendship refusing alloy. + Thus comrades in their happiness are. + + + + +I WATCHED MY FLOWERS + + + I watched my flowers grow and brighten barren places; + They smiled at me the whole day long with brilliant faces + The blues and reds, the white and yellow in morning dews + Drove out the hurt of bitter grief and other bruise, + But now the drought will blight the tender buds and leaves. + And parch the earth as the winds blow on scorching sprees, + 'Til July's heat and August sun are duly past, + Yet many things are fine and good at weary last + For if the rain should come, good seed would surely die. + In truth, I should be thankful for a cloudless sky + To ripen seed that sprout and grow in barren places. + And wink at me next year with bright and smiling faces + + + + +BEES OF HATRED + + + The bees of hatred hover + Above and around us. + A good crop will be hatched + To torment and sting us. + + + + +THIS AFTERNOON + + + This afternoon, an angry heart and crude + Consoled himself with an unkindly deed. + Within his soul was hate like garden weed, + That choked the buds and bulbs. In childish feud, + His glee, like noisy urchins brash and rude, + Who trample flowers, pay no thoughtful heed. + The careless acts bring harm and pain with speed. + And sin-scarred hearts deceive themselves, delude + No one. Such souls will have few friends at last. + When life is hard, no one will bear his care + Unless a kindly one, who looks about + To help, to pull and clear. The field is vast! + O weary man! Unhappy world! "Unfair + Is life" men say, "The whole is full of doubt." + + + + +SHE RETURNED IT + + + She borrowed a lump of sugar + To sweeten a cup of tea. + I felt so very silly + When she brought it back to me. + + + + +TO MY FRIENDS + + + On Christmas day, let happy dreams + Sparkle and flow like bubbling streams. + + + + +A MAIDEN'S DREAM + + + I often think and dream and ponder + Of things that I have seen, + And twist the real into a wonder + When men and birds convene. + + If I could reach that star up yonder, + My soul would lift and preen; + If Summertime would always stay + My yard would be more green. + + I see the airplane rise and soaring + On all bright days and fair; + The tiny specks go roaring out + Across the hills from care. + + If my good pilot friend is landing + On some star world up there. + He might bring back some silver + Or flowers for my hair. + + + + +PROMISES + + + On New Year's day + Mankind makes promises + Of gossamer film. + + + + +IN BOASTFUL PRIDE + + + He walked quite proudly on the rocky ledge + And shouted, "I am standing here so high! + How fine the valley and the flowing rye, + I see the barn that's near the osage hedge; + Come look--it's splendid from this shaly edge!" + He leaned far out and slipped--the foolish guy. + Where he had stood was only murky sky. + To face great danger is a privilege. + Don't dare for show, my boy, the rock might slide. + For worthy cause the brave will stand or fall, + But watch the stepping where the bluff is steep; + Remember too when flushed with boastful pride, + Men take most careless risks--don't reckon all; + And then--a life goes out in just one leap. + + + + +IN THE STORM + + + Hear the gale roaring through 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 staunch and bravely there. + + + +THE PRESS OF FLOZARI + +COLOPHON + +This is number 107 of the Torchbearers' Chapbooks, printed by hand at +the Pegasus Studio, from hand-set 10 point Century on Eggshell paper, +in an edition of 110 copies and the type distributed. + + Copies may be secured from the author, at 75c each, postpaid + Clara M. 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