VERSES OLD AND NEW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 930, 24 September 1910, Page 12

VERSES OLD AND NEW.

:':'; ;ff, v- ; [■ ; : f*GRANNIE'S.'"', BOY.! ■'- ■: y -;hy 'v . ;ffliere's,th*B;wee boy tKat will ride on my 'l... ■■':.'■'- -. -'• '-■ '.>".-:'- ■'-'-.'■'•:.- ■.■i : --y-\ -.-'•:'■. ':-.'■.'."' EK! the'fine rider he'll be by and^yrr',, :•■. -"All;the' way;over to Hallory's farriii.:- : '^ >:-■:-' -.' Over : ivid the: win'- blo'wih' m^m:}hi^?-y.^^yr : :-. r y\ : i; '■ .-llallo'ry's:farm;- at -the top o' thb'hill;.',:.- ,>•:■;'■'. That's where, his grannie sits all the day "'.■tfbhgMrr'ti: ■''■ "K: :;' y-'y.y^^v ' ■ ■•:■'■- Out at the door, where she spins. ; wid u ; ;';:;:-, ;will,-;,r ; :-.'/-■' .'.''V-..Y-! .' ; ■";.'■ ' .All?the;day,sirigin' her Jiit of .a sbng...,_. : ■' .Where's the'jwee man that this grannie, , ]iest?.••:.■.■>;■.■' ": ■ ...--• -\"y '■'■'■'~■ ■'■■'■'■ ./- ';/:; : \ ; Where'S'thev%ee,spalpMn; that.'.tangles [. : .-v; •'.-: |: Vher. thread?' -,■.'•■■■;:'. .-i:/y':;' ; ; : - : - :; : . ; •' : ■ \Where's rider conies out o'- the ;.!: ; ;•: ' ':;V;;;;...:;; A . i'..:. i v Lightin' the'iworld wid the' gold- on "his ;T;. ; v. : - ■-'.■;-.h'cad? :';'." -y''V ; :.■:'...'.".'■' ,': ■'." : ;.- 'A-i:"- j:/!V .;■'..'That's whatiriis/grannie.'sings all the day. V..! ..'.:; long, ;:>".:-, '';■■-:'■■•.";'■'■.. : -', '.?.'.■'■(';..•• '.;:-.-;:;'..K Turning-her; wheel-, till: it hums ; :like ; *;.. v"- : ''--/-■■':-bee.''-'--w''V.': .'■'•; : :'■'.■'■ ".'•:■'•: : /-Mushairthe streii'th' of him;-/; /Gad! life's J ;■■'.•-.■.■.•>. I '. ; -5-.' ! 'that strong::. ¥ ■'.->. >- v : ;IL-: , ■_'.:'■: ',';"'" '.'i;. :;,One:of these days';he'llbe.carrjrih'.me! jty. y2 ; M. f ;Barlow, : in ' the, K REVISITED. ;0::!,!? H '■•'■'.■ -. 1 'stole 1 , back -into; Arcady,''. ; , : > .. : r :^':• ;»";; y-Withanfirm^falteringAfeet/,;?:,;w,:. i''- '■*.>■ :: vThe; land, of; youth: and .strength; and glee; ?'■;:.:'- 'ii-I. jahged: : wheh.'life j was^rt/eetj^f. *i' 4 i-K ■:;i, : looked?ip> ; Phyllis ,:m the'lane,Vv-.;.-:;.";*;• ;&::••'■;: sought ilier" in 'the:glade,; t : ;-> i :But: she.'.hadL jvaned'iWith Rummer's, -wane,; y And'- sojourned:; in,- the :.shado.; .'tt: £'::<■' I-'caiied;for ; .Cb)in:::'mid• ?■ j'iv: 'The : v sWwaTt>arni,-.'v;f;V: ;^:|:y,: '■ v :i IWhose I :■':!: r ; The pride ; of o field and .farm!/■< v --?-'A;:'-- ; ,- : ?--- i-v.*v!-But , he " ; h'ad.'harvested-his-last,H'^Mi",;;:*-'- ; i .■'•; Iwas this, sickle's \sweep;' ''i:v.W: '•''.".-,ix)ng y tlir'ough'-the lych'-gate ,he passed. ■' sleep.::.:.^»E|.,?::. iifi:: 'l ,the: almshouse, rowy' •; •£ : 'But: turhed;:'ffly:.head.away, : M ; V '-Lest:-lishbuld : ;hear:the; footsteps.slovr,,v. ■- : ■■ ':': v'And-'see the'i.featuresgrey,;:,:;: i< / iybuth l .and.^treng'th:'and;' A':.';-.'::'.■ J-"--Vf :> S:-" ; ;' : ; i ; j ;-;>.,:',-:Brooding : in muster: wan., v ..;.■;:';:'"-;':7;,/ ;■;'■'■. ■ O'er',:the o^enchanted v Arcady ■'~:,■ .• 'K7; : /y-f. i:'.i .' •■■'•'• .;''l/ knew in /gone! : .'. .;>:v;." ;j--^-J ?:/' i ; ; in' the .''Spectitor/',; : ,; i^:{;|^Sfj;^'TH^;B i V'Here?are;iib.itraiSb ■ plaoes' where.' men sell;-'-y;;' : ". ;-' ; No;; : streets,? nb:;high-uplif ted; .citadel; '■; ,; -:";: No"!craggyiteinple/.'ahd: no': l-:i ■'• ; ; 'Bnt 'a- fair-landi'more. level than thejsea,';. ', fly} iWhere\'is;/'ho i ::biemish: ; 'in; the'- fruitj: ?ner; i'-'i'.<'-'?'■ ■'.''-.■;'■v'Spbtj-J-'i.'rl.'.t" ':>;> .■':'. ; ;'-:";:. 'Nor lauturnnf: iiiv that -.place;decay :is , ._nbt)! ££•' "woods v:'do.C'wihds;-. RV'-V'-' ; ''';:'vanSß;? ; ? y \ ! To:'Bhakb; ; :toM'disbbrd/all* bur;'songsv and* . I- ciC-.'-Nor<the:moon:iininislies,':but; allMs v soft f:-; 0- Of. or ; (aiiy ppbrtent: in.''-the-" skies/j; ; iy/<' &:%-:-". Nowi.We', ''above-all, other-'..iheh, '.were Vwisav' PjC- 'K To^iiake v ■ fes'v Andi'soy/fbrgetftjl v bf>our homewardjway/: , fej\v.' ; ln':to . : ;Our" arefinumb , Si; ; HrVSi :: :iii f |heart4]eats;:slo^,'-'.' -.-yi l/pV/V-^iK'. I.:: : '-4 Seeing "■ the rlbngibaredf6hip,.';..the 'glittering; , j'i : '*vftini^all'-oTirtftoii'in the: dart-world,-'a'-5-:''/: '.t'Our-'eyelids idarlcen, down,, bury voices;;fan;; ;hK"':As,though''the-wind.:had,l»rnethem;from; ; i'ii :- : ':V.'i ; •■': :':'the'!dead.;:ik.'',:','?'■ : '".- I : .'.'''-''.- : .'- : :^d-' ;, :.f'■ ;i : -l ; >: AMfbur ; ;wbrds,'jose ; . their ?r'rV\:iWe^do" : 'not ; :,fefir u r , p';;:.:''ltitoi:thatJlgng^;s^ [;'.~ >ih :;Like-.tb : ];a;-{brazen 'pillar:'fallen.:lbw:j : .^:.;'f : :' p~'r;V;;Nor-like:;a;::hopeM.-seed.that;;new;- winds: v'Xi-l^romTplace/to.Vplac y?:. JOri therlong^^be'ach^we:hear;the:uncrbstedij.'Vf;Mu'ririur;/likeTthe,far humming..of •! f'Vb',.r'The;'Mt'aracf' ; &lls,;ps soft-:as ; | : :;;'.vAj3Wi:; : itf i a v plnqe : apMti';ah(l- hidden'''frbrn^' r-y':'W ; :'•'■S'.^Bight.'.Vr.''!,'."!::''\\.'v^.' '-.;': ; :'::s;*; ; i-;-vcj!'J:J-M:' ; [•W::': Like ?! the :• soft;' ; -buried moon's - \fm~- W. ; :^ligKt;!i#:;;':; ?:': '■;•;;•: "';:";:;-• ■ ' i-1:. '.Sucked,;,b'acl£.'into the;soul-:of :;a11..>'.W6 ; S; :;;"A^;;;have'iVvv:7::i : ' i- ; ''' : : : ': ;, V:''. !; '-; V ; >ikh!;J ' Ki:'..The ,sbund ; ;a*n<i : ;'stir',oflth'e'lightrbear'ihg ; ;;'^::::-'■: ;--\'~^&?e$;i;%':£-/;?iyi.; < "'■ 'h'-i?'■■ -<>S;^ : ':: : ; ; ' ' : Bensi'-. :plear; ; v :.; -: ,'Pnintemitted: I;tKoughts; 'that: febd';':;. : us . '&'?■•:■"&& v :v'[;i; .''''-='■';■ -V--:ij 'v-,v.: ■;;;;.' ' ;,; ;yv' v',. ■■. |i-';-^TiU^they:: ; ;;;!:':M':::'-:;i:' 'V-;-';.';' ;?,-^ ; -^ ; !i : '- ; :v?.s('!r'S- :: 5,;;;]/;'. That:;in-:its, white;ring. folds the-Jdream-J>;i:'':::';:;.:;>-ing!worldV:'-■-;:::•:- ;:!-::',:-.:v,:-'"; ! -'S.';5V'„■ ; v.'.'- ; '.: : ./.'.Tbp.Vfc'. , ,whbV;taßte:..:of.?that ; ■ ! . ;:■ :;:;;;.Of/ Time !is: ; not-.as'. wafer sour.with'lbrine,., ;'. : .-; ■> But: gbeth;,'~evek.. onward |. ' !;V; .Gliding ,through.:the,;iips of. them ;tiat'are' :'■;':.:.'?-;■/; ; .f,-.;'.:.,asleepy,':;i;v',..' : '■'-.;■' 'l':''', l :';'-'/-':.^:;-'':;.:--- v : l-'-.S: ; : ; Jour : daih,-' ;m';tne ; f''Natibni'?to'.