Arthur Macy Wise Poems
- 1. In Remembrance
[W. L. C.]
Sit closer, friends, around the board!
... - 2. Idylettes Of The Queen
I. - SHE
I fain would write on pleasant themes;
So let me prate
... - 3. Prismatic Boston
Fair city by the famed Batrachian Pool,
Wise in the teachings of the Concord School;
Home of the Eurus, paradise of cranks,
Stronghold of thrift, proud in your hundred banks;
... - 4. Valentines From A Bibliophile
Lyke some choise booke thou arte toe mee,
Bound all so daintilie;
And 'neath the covers faire
Are contents true and rare.
... - 5. The Stranger-man
"Now what is that, my daughter dear, upon thy cheek so fair?"
"'Tis but a kiss, my mother dear - kind fortune sent it there.
It was a courteous stranger-man that gave it unto me,
And it is passing red because it was the last of three."
... - 6. The Song
I heard an old, familiar air
Strummed idly by a careless hand,
Yet in the melody were rare,
Sweet echoings from childhood land.
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