Calico Pie (Poem by Edward Lear)
Calico Pie By Edward Lear (1) Calico Pie, The Little Birds fly Down to the calico tree, Their wings were blue, And they sang “Tilly-…
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In Absentia (Poem by Edwin John Dove Pratt)
In Absentia By Edwin John Dove Pratt Erect and motionless he stood, His face a hieroglyph of stone, Stopped was his pulse, chilled was his blood…
Inscription on a Goblet (Poem by Robert Burns)
Inscription on a Goblet By Robert Burns There’s death in the cup — sae beware! Nay, more — there is danger in touching; But wha can avoid the fe…
The Sower (Poem by Victor Hugo)
The Sower By Victor Hugo Sitting in a porchway cool, Fades the ruddy sunlight fast, Twilight hastens on to rule — Working hours are wellnig…
The Apparition (Poem by Duncan Campbell Scott)
The Apparition By Duncan Campbell Scott Gentle angel with your mantle, All of tender green, I was yearning for a vision Of the life unseen. …
St. Thomas (Poem by James McIntyre)
St. Thomas 1884 By James McIntyre At time of Oddfellows Grand Lodge meeting. Oddfellows once they had to trudge O'er rough stage road to the Gra…
The Prairie (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
The Prairie By Rudyard Kipling 'I see the grass shake in the sun for leagues on either hand, I see a river loop and run about a treeless land — …
T. D. McGee (Poem by James McIntyre)
T. D. McGee By James McIntyre Having been kindly invited as a member of the Mechanics' Institute some 25 years ago by the late Jeremiah O'Ne…