My dad was a barber, and used barber towels galore,My mother washed on Monday, from six A. M. to four.Washing was work in those days in the old...
AS THE TWIG IS BENT SO GROWS THE TREE
As the twig is bent so grows the tree, do you believe that’s true?I remember there was a time I used to believe it too.Before I had children of...
YOUR WEDDING DAY
Where he goes you will go after today –Where he lives you will live, close by his side you’ll stay.In gladness or in sadness dear, what...
A LECTURE TO MOTHERS
When your program chairman invited me to be with you tonight,She also asked me if I thought that I’d have time to writeA little bit about those...
DEAR LITTLE ONE YEAR OLD
Dear little one year old we love you so,You came to this world just one year ago.A wee bundle of love right from the start,The first little glimpse...
A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER ON HER 80th BIRTHDAY
Dear Mom – 80 years behind youWe hope many more ahead,But of the 80 years you’ve livedThere is so much to be said. How you nursed us thru...
SCARLET FEVER
Gosh! Oh gee, we are all sad and blue,‘Cause old scarlet fever got hold of you.He’s a mean old guy, paints you all red,Gives you a sore...
FATE
Fate sails on the wings of the morning,As each new day is born.God alone knows where she is goingTo deliver a rose or a thorn. To some she brings...
THE PLAYGROUND ACROSS THE WAY
Where I lived there was a playgroundRight across the way,Where children of all agesRun and romp and play. Folks often ask me“How do you stand...
THE DUTY OF PARENTS
Well mothers, how did you feel when this school year beganAnd your Bobs and Bettys ran off hand in hand,To meet their new teachers, to learn the new...