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    GRACE HAZARD CONKLING 



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                          DANDELION 



    LITTLE soldier with the golden helmet�察�O What are you guarding on 

my lawn�拭�You with your green gun And your yellow beard�察�Why do you 

stand so stiff�拭�There is only the grass to fight� �

    HILDA CONKLING 



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                         RED ROOSTER 



    RED     ROOSTER       in  your  gray  coop�察  �O  stately  creature  with   tail´ 

feathers red and blue�察�Yellow and black�察�You have a comb gay as a parade 

On   your   head�此�You   have   pearl   trinkets   On   your   feet�此  �The   short   feathers 

smooth along your back Are the dark color of wet rocks�察�Or the rippled 

green of ships When I look at their sides through water。 I don't know how 

you happened to be made So proud�察�so foolish�察�Wearing your coat of many 

colors�察�Shouting all day long your crooked words�察�Loud 。 。 。 sharp 。 。 。 not 

beautiful� �

    HILDA CONKLING 



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              VELVETS ��BY A BED OF 

                             PANSIES�� 



    THIS pansy has a thinking face Like the yellow moon。 This one has a 

face with white blots�察�I call him the clown。 Here goes one down the grass 

With a pretty look of plumpness�察�She is a little girl going to school With 

her hands in the pockets of her pinafore。 Her name is Sue。 I like this one�察�

in a bonnet�察�Waiting�察�Her eyes are so deep� �But these on the other side�察�

These that wear purple and blue�察�They are the Velvets�察�The king with his 

cloak�察�The   queen   with her gown�察�The   prince   with   his   feather。 These   are 

dark and quiet And stay alone。 I know you�察�Velvets�察�Color of Dark�察�Like 

the pine´tree on the hill When stars shine� �

    HILDA CONKLING 



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                               HE MOODS 



     THE   Moods   have   laid   their   hands   across   my   hair�此  �The   Moods   have 

drawn their fingers through my heart�察�My hair shall never more lie smooth 

and   bright�察  �But   stir   like   tide´worn   sea´weed�察  �and   my   heart   Shall   never 

more be glad of small sweet things�察� A wild rose�察�or a crescent moon�察�a 

book Of little verses�察�or a dancing child。 My heart turns crying from the 

rose   and   book�察  �My   heart   turns   crying   from   the   thin   bright   moon�察  �And 

weeps with useless sorrow for the child。 The Moods have loosed a wind to 

vex my hair�察�And made my heart too wise�察�that was a child。 

    Now   I   shall   blow   like   smitten   candle´flame�此  �I   shall   desire   all   things 

that may not be�此�The years�察�the stars�察�the souls of ancient men�察�All tears 

that must�察�and smiles that may not be�察�Yes�察�glimmering lights across a 

windy ford�察�And vagrant voices on a darkened plain�察�And holy things�察�and 

outcast things�察�and things�察�Far too remote�察�frail´bodied to be plain。 

    My pity and my joy are grown alike。 I cannot sweep the strangeness 

from   my   heart。   The   Moods   have   laid   swift   hands   across   my   hair�此  �The 

Moods have drawn   swift   fingers through   my  heart。  FANNIE  STEARNS 

DAVIS 



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                           HILL´FANTASY 



     SITTETH by the red cairn a brown One�察�a hoofed One�察�High upon the 

mountain�察  �where   the   grasses   fail。   Where   the   ash´trees   flourish   far   their 

blazing Bunches to the sun�察�A brown One�察�a hoofed One�察�pipes against the 

gale。 Up scrambled I then�察�furry fingers helping me。 

     I   was   on   the   mountain�察  �wandering�察  �wandering�察  �No   one   but   the   pine 

trees   and   the   white   birch   knew。   Over   rocks   I   scrambled�察  �looked   up   and 

saw that Strange Thing�察�Peaked ears and sharp horns�察�pricked against the 

blue。 

     Oh�察�and�察�how he piped there� �piped upon the high reeds Till the blue 

air crackled like a frost´film on a pool� �Oh�察�and how he spread himself�察�

like a child whom no one heeds�察�Tumbled chuckling in the brook�察�all sleek 

and kind and cool� �

     He   had   berries   'twixt   his   horns�察  �crimson´red   as   cochineal。�察  �Bobbing�察�

wagging wantonly they  tickled him�察�and   oh�察�How his deft lips   puckered 

round   the   reed�察  �seemed   to   chase   and   steal   Sky´music�察  �earth´music�察  �tree´ 

music low� �I said ;Good´day�察�Thou� ─�He said�察 �Good´day�察�Thou� ─�Wiped 

his reed against the spotted doe´skin on his back�察�He said�察 �Come up here�察�

and I will teach thee piping now。 While the earth is singing so�察�for tunes 

we shall not Lack。; 

     Up scrambled I then�察�furry fingers helping me。 Up scrambled I。 So we 

sat   beside   the   cairn。   Broad   into   my   face   laughed   that   horned   Thing   so 

Naughtily。 Oh�察�it was a rascal of a woodland Satyr's bairn� �

     'So blow�察�and so�察�Thou� �Move thy fingers faster�察�look� �Move them like 

the   little   leaves   and   whirling   midges。   So�   �Soon   `twill   twist   like   tendrils 

and out´twinkle like the lost brook。 Move thy fingers merrily�察�and blow� �

Blow� �Blow� ─�

     Brown One� �Hoofed One� �Beat time to keep me Straight。 Kick it on 

the   red   stone�察  �whistle   in   my   ear。   Brush   thy   crimson   berries   in   my   face�察�

then hold Thy breath�察�for´wait� �Joy comes bubbling to me lips。 I pipe�察�oh�察�

hear� �

     Blue sky�察�art glad of us�拭�Green wood�察�art glad of us�拭�Old hard´heart 

mountain�察�dost thou hear me�察�how I blow�拭�Far away the sea´isles swim in 



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sun´haze luminous。 Each one has a color like the seven´splendor bow。 

       Wind�察�wind�察�wind�察�dost thou mind me how I pipe�察�Now�拭�Chipmunk 

chatt'ring   in   the   beech�察  �rabbit   in   the   brake�拭  �Furry   arm  around   my   neck�此�

;Oh�察�Thou art a brave one�察�Thou� ─�Satyr�察�little satyr´friend�察�my heart with 

joy doth ache � �

     Sky´music�察  �earth´music�察  �tree´music   tremulous�察  �Water   over   steaming 

rocks�察  �water   in   the   shade�察  �Storm´tune   and   sun´tune�察  �how   they   flock   up 

unto us�察�Sitting by the red cairn�察�gay and unafraid� �

     Brown One�察�Hoofed One�察�give me nimble hoofs�察�Thou� �Give me furry 

fingers and a secret furry tail� �Pleasant are thy smooth horns�此�if their like 

were on my brow Might I not abide here�察�till the strong sun fail�拭�

     Oh�察  �the   sorry   brown   eyes�    �Oh�察  �the   soft   kind   hand´   touch�察  �Sudden 

brush of velvet ears   across my  wind´cool cheek�    �Play´mate�察  �Pipe´mate�察�

thou askest one good boon too much。 I could never find thee horns�察�though 

day´long I seek。 

     ;Yet�察�keep the pipe�察�Thou�此�I will cut another one。 Keep the pipe and 

play on it for all the world to hear。 Ah�察�but it was good once to sit together 

in the sun� �Though I have but half a soul�察�it finds thee very dear� �

     ;Wise Thing�察�Mortal Thing�察�yet my half´soul fears thee� �Take the pipe 

and go   thy  ways��quick now�察�for the   sun   Reels across the   hot   west   and 

stumbles dazzled to the sea。 Take the pipe�察�and oh´one kiss� �then run�察�run�察�

run� �run� ─�

     Silence on the mountain。         Lonely stands the high cairn�察�All the leaves 

a´shivering�察�all the stones dead´gray。 O thou cold small pipe�察�which way is 

fled that Satyr's bairn�拭�I am lost and all alone�察�and down drops the day。 

       I was on the mountain�察�wandering�察�wandering There I got this Pipe o' 

dreams。      Strange�察�when I blow�察�Something deep as human love starts a´ 

crying�察�troubling。 Is it only sky´music�察�earth´music low�拭�

     FANNIE STEARNS DAVIS 



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                          THE MIRAGE 



    ACROSS       the  Bay   are  low´lying   cliffs�察 �Where   stand   fishermen's 

cottages�此�I can barely distinguish them with the naked eye。 But to´day the 

cliffs are lifted�察�escarpt�察�Perpendicular�察�mysterious�察�inaccessible�察�And those 

sordid   dwellings   have   become   The   magnificent   fortified   castles   of   Sea´ 

kings。 

    NATHAN HASKELL DOLE 



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            THE ROAD BEYOND THE 

                                TOWN 



    A ROAD goes up a pleasant hill�察�And a little house looks down�此�Ah� �

but I see the roadway still And the day I left the town。 

    The day I left my father's home�察�It'
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