嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
響慕片 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

anthology of massachusetts poets(瀧尾幗琵鮒繁)-及7何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��


    ��Shepherds��      Harken�察  �Shepherds�察   �harken�察    �Hear     the  angels  sing� �

Jehovah   sends   a   token�察   �He   himself   hath   spoken     To   proclaim   our 

King。 

    ��Angels��     Hasten�察  �Shepherds�察   �hasten�察    �This    shall  be   your   sign�察�

Where     the  kine  are  stabled�察   �In   a  manger   cradled     Lies   the  Child 

Divine。 

    ��Shepherds�� Angels�察�Shepherds�察�People�察           �and Shout the glad refrain� �

Angels�� Joy to every nation        Bringing full salvation�察      �Christ has come 

to reign。     Hosanna� �Hosanna� �Hosanna� �

    CAROLINE HAZARD 



                                           42 


´ Page 43´

                        ANTHOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS POETS 



                           REUBEN ROY 



    LITTLE fellow�察�brown with wind´ I saw him in the street Peering at 

numbers on the posts�察�But most discreet�此�

    For when a woman came outdoors�察�Or slyly peeped instead�察�He turned 

away�察�took off his hat�察�And scratched his head。 

    I   watched   him   from   my   garden´wall   Perhaps   an   hour   or   more�察  �For 

something in his attitude�察�The clothes he wore�察�

    Awoke   the   dimmest   memories   Of   when   I   was   a   boy And   knew   the 

story of a man Named Reuben Roy。 

    It seems that Reuben went to sea The night his wife decried The fence 

he built before their house And up the side。 

    He  wanted   it   but   she   did   not�察  �Because  it   hid   from  view The   spot   in 

which her mignonette And tulips grew。 

    Nobody saw his face again�察�But each year�察�unawares�察�He sent a sum 

for taxes due´ And fence repairs。 

    My curiosity aroused�察�

    I sauntered forth to see Whether this individual Were really he。 

     ;Who are you looking for�拭─�I asked His eyes�察�like two bright pence�察�

Sparkled at mine�察�and then he said�此 �A fence。; 

     ;Somebody  burned   it   Hallowe'en�察�When   people   were   in   bed�察  �Before 

the judge could prosecute�察�The culprit fled。; 

    Well�察�Reuben   only  touched   his hat And   mumbled�察  �Thank   you�察 �Sir�察─�

And asked me whereabouts to find A carpenter。 

    HAROLD CRAWFORD STEARNS 



                                            43 


´ Page 44´

                      ANTHOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS POETS 



                      COUNTRY ROAD 



    I CAN'T forget a gaunt grey barn Like a face without an eye That kept 

recurring by field and tarn Under a Cape Cod sky。 

    I   can't   forget   a   woman's   hand�察  �Roughened   and   scarred   by   toil   That 

beckoned clear´eyed children tanned By sun and wind and soil。 

    Beauty and hardship�察�bent and bound Under the selfsame yoke�此�Babies 

with bare knees plump and round And stooping women folk。 

    MARIE LOUISE HERSEY 



                                        44 


´ Page 45´

                       ANTHOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS POETS 



                                     WREATHS 



    RED   wreaths   Hang   in   my   neighbor's   window�察  �Green   wreaths   in   my 

own。 On this day I lost my husband。 On this day you lost your boy。 On this 

day Christ was born。 Red wreaths�察�Green wreaths Hang in Our Windows 

Red   for   a   bleeding   heart�察  �Green   for   grave   grass。   Mary�察  �mother   of   Jesus�察�

Look   down   and   comfort   us。 You   too   knew  passion�察�You   too   knew   pain。 

Comfort us�察�Who are not brides of God�察�Nor bore God。 On Christmas day 

Hang wreaths�察�Red for new pain。 Green for spent passion。 

    CAROLYN HILLMAN 



                                            45 


´ Page 46´

                       ANTHOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS POETS 



                               MEMPHIS 



    WHY should I sing of my present�拭         �It is noth´ ing to me or you�察�

    Rather I'd dream of Dixie and tie ships on the old bayou� �Rather I'd 

dream of my packets and the lazy river days�察�Rather I'd dream of my levee 

and the crimson sunset haze�察�

    Rather I'd   dream of   my  triumphs�察�of   the days   that   are long gone by�察�

Rather   I'd   dream   of   flame´tipped   stacks   against   a   saffron   sky�察  �Of   level 

lawns of topaz�察�of level fields of jade�察�Of the rambling pillared mansions 

that my fathers' fathers made� �

    Why should I sing of my present�拭        �It is nothing to you or me�察�But the 

river road�察�the great road�察�the high road to the sea� �Aye�察�that is worth the 

dreaming�察�aye�察�that was worth the pain。 Send me back my river�察�and I shall 

wake again� �

    GORDON MALHERBE HILLMAN 



                                           46 


´ Page 47´

                         ANTHOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS POETS 



                 SAINT COLUMBKILLE 



     COLUMBKILLE�               �Saint    Columbkille�       �You    naughty    man�察    �Saint 

Columbkille�   �Why   did   you   Finnian's   Psalter   take   And   secretly   a   copy 

make�拭�You   know   'twas   such   a   naughty  thing   For   one   descended   from  a 

king To lock himself into a cell�察�'Twas far from right�察�you knew it well�察� 

And   copy   Finnian's   Psalter   through�察�Against   his   will   as   well   you   knew。 

And then to think a common bird Should feel such shame�察�that when he 

heard The breathing spy outside your door�察�And felt your sainthood was no 

more�察�Should through the crack attack the spy�察�And in a rage pluck out his 

eye�察�As   if   that   saintly   Irish   crane   Would   hide   from   all   your   Saintship's 

stain。   I   grieve   to   think   that   you   did   add   Sin   unto   sin�察  �it   is   too   bad。   For 

Finnian could not you persuade To yield the copy that you made�察�Until the 

King in his behalf Ruled´;To each cow belongs her calf;�此�And then you 

grew so mad you swore On Erin's face you'd look no more。 And crossed 

the   sea   the   Picts   to   save�察  �Because   you   so   did   misbehave   To   dear   Saint 

Finnian�此�faith�察�'twas ill For you to act so�察�Columbkille� �A saint you were 

no   doubt�察  �no   doubt�   �What   pity   'twas   you   were   found   out�   �We   know   an 

angel ��snob or fool�殖� 

       To Kiaran showed a common rule�察�An axe�察�an auger�察�and a saw�察�And 

told that saint it was the law Of Heaven that Columbkille should be Far�察�

far above such saints as he�察�For Columbkille contemned a crown�察�While 

he these homely tools laid down�察�To serve the Lord�察�and that the Lord To 

each would give his due reward。 I wonder if that angel knew That Christ 

these tools had laid down too。 O Columbkille� �O Columbkille� �A saint like 

you must have his will�察�But for myself I'd rather be The common sinner 

that   you   see   Than   make   a   crane   ashamed   of   me�察 �And   angels   talk   such 

idiocy。 



                                               47 


´ Page 48´

                         ANTHOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS POETS 



     E。 J。 V。   HUIGINN 



                             MISS DOANE 



     MISS   Doane   was   sixty�察  �probably�察  �She   rented   third   floor   room   That 

opened on an airshaft full Of cooking smells and gloom。 

     She    worked    in  philanthropic    man's    Well´known      department     store�察�

Cashiered in basement�察�hot and close�察�For forty years or more。 

     Each   night   when   she   came   home   she'd   stand A  moment   in   the   hall�察�

Before she went into her room With low and tender call。 

     And   often   I   would   hear   her   voice   Repeat   a   childish   prayer�察  �Or   read 

some old�察�old fairy tale Of Princess�察�grand and fair。 

     One night I went to visit her And spied�察�in little chair A great wax doll�察�

in dainty dress�察�And curls of flaxen hair。 

     I   praised   the   doll�察  �its   prettiness�察  �Miss   Doane   said�察   �I'm   alone。   She 

comforts me。 I wanted so A child to call my own。; 

       Each night I heard her softly sing A childish lullaby�察�But once�察�and 

just before she died�察�I heard her cry and cry� �

     WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON 



                                             48 


´ Page 49´

                        ANTHOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS POETS 



                        FALLEN FENCES 



     THE woods grew dark�察�black shadows rocked And I could scarcely see 

My way along the old tote road�察�That long had seemed to me 

     To wind on aimlessly�察�but now Came full to life�察�the rain Would soon 

strike down�察�ahead I saw A clearing�察�and a lane 

    Between   gray�察  �fallen   fences   and   Wide�察  �grayer�察  �grim   stone   walls�察  �So 

grim and gray I shrank from thought Of weary�察�aching spalles。 

     On stony knoll great aspens swayed And swung in browsing teeth Of 

wind�察  �slim�察  �silvered   yearlings   shook And   shivered   underneath。   Beyond�察�

some   ancient   oak   trees   bent   And   wrangled   over   roof   Of   weatherbeaten 

house�察�and barn Whose sag bespoke no hoof。 

    And ivy crawled up either end Of house�察�to chimney�察�where It lashed 

in futile anger at The wind wolves of the air。 

     I thought the house abandoned�察�and I ran t
卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��