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OPTIMISTIC POEMS
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INVOCATION 7
FATHER OF UNIVERSAL MAN 9
GOD'S PLAN IS BEST 12
CANADA 14
LATE AUTUMN 18
FRIENDSHIP 19
LIFE 22
TO MR. RUDYARD KIPLING 23
MEN BELOW DECK 26
"OTHERS SAVE WITH FEAR" 28
TREAD SOFTLY 31
"IT WAS MY FAULT" 34
KEPT THE FLAG FLOATING 35
MARY 37
A WORLD REDEEMED 38
ALASKAN BOUNDARY SETTLEMENT 40
MY PRIMROSE 42
NIAGARA'S RAINBOW 44
MY SISTER NELL AND I 46
GATHER THE WAYSIDE FLOWERS 48
HIDE THEIR SCARS 50
"ASHAMED BUT NOT AFRAID" 52
DUNBAR 54
MARSTON MOOR 59
OIL THE CRICKET 62
THE REAL 63
VICTORY GAINED AND LIFE LOST 65
THE BAPTISM OF CLOVIS 66
THE WATER LILY 70
"HE SHALL WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR" 72
THE TAJ OF AGRA 73
ENGLAND'S BRAVE SONS 78
QUEEN VICTORIA 80
SILVER TONES 83
GOD'S ORDER 86
INFLUENCE 88
UNDECAYING FRUIT 90
THE HEROES OF OUR DAY 92
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INVOCATION
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As by a supernatural force;
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CANADA
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LATE AUTUMN
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FRIENDSHIP
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I it prefer, a thousandfold.
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LIFE
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1 These lines were written directly after Mr. Kipling's recovery from severe illness.
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TREAD SOFTLY
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A true manliness;
To future success.
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MARY
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A WORLD REDEEMED
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Of mighty transformations,
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MY PRIMROSE
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NIAGARA'S RAINBOW
In consecrated hour,
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And I on it rely,
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DUNBAR
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MARSTON MOOR
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THE REAL
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And birds will sing, and trees will clap their hands.
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Which fills sad hearts with joy and drives away their fear.
And her fine, comely mind with grace and truth embued."
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QUEEN VICTORIA
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SILVER TONES
Was found to lack a vesper bell, by which the poor might know
The hour of prayer, the hour of mass, and who had lately died,
The hour when gent and bonny lass, so timid at his side,
Would stand before the surpliced priest, and twain would pledge their troth,
The hour in which the priest would vent on heretic his wrath.
The faithful then were called upon to bring from home and mine
The metal for the holy bell, which must be strong and fine.
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And thus provide a bell for God to grace His temple fair,
Then as they passed, with hearts devout, each took a silver coin
They wished to show their grateful love to Him who bore their sin;
A simple form which love took on, not done God's grace to win.
Nor did they hope to win applause from priest and saintly friar;
If God were pleased they asked no more, nor more did they desire;
Nor did they deem their silver lost, though little dreamed they then
The grand result of their small gifts, which now is known to men.
Their coins were for a moment seen, like flakes of snow on sward,
And then they melted out of sight, yet, seen by their blest Lord,
They mingled with the glowing mass, and when in high church tower
The bell was hung and daily rung, all people felt its power.
Its booming tones were soft and sweet, and echoed o'er their hills
And calling forth from old and young a burst of rapturous praise.
Their gifts, though small, were not despised; God turned them into lays.
This world is one great smelting pot in which life's ore is cast,
And from it God will some day bring a bell, destined to last
Oh, may we, by kind words and deeds, give it a silver sound!
Each word though short, each deed though small, if for the Master's sake
Are said and done, like silver coin, our blessed Lord will take,
And skillfully will blend them with the coarser ore of earth,
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And grander music none have heard e'er since time had its birth.
Then from this bell of silver tone will sound o'er hill and vale:
GOD'S ORDER
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INFLUENCE
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UNDECAYING FRUIT
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A GEM
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THE CLOUDS
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THE MOSSES
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Those will most prize you who knew you the best.
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SEPTEMBER
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THE FLOWERS
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THE BUD
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BEAUTIFUL SKY
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GOD'S CARE
MY LOT
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Enjoyment is a duty.
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And if I am to do my best
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(Isaiah 33:16)
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OTHERS' BURDENS
MEMORY
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'STABLISHED
The top may sway, but base feels not the shock;
A MEROGNOSTIC
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SONNET
BROTHERHOOD
MY PANSY PETS
A SUFFERING GOD
THE COPY
PERFECT WORK
And see the rising waters, and hear the bitter wail;
The waters rise to kiss the skies and walls of granite shake.
Oh, hear that awful booming; the dam has given way!
Some hid beneath the debris, some covered o'er with slime,
Their spirits fled to meet their God, beyond the shores of time.
With her strong son, whom she had hoped would guard life's journey thro',
Their mansions, with their bodies, the flood has borne away—
God cares for those who love Him; He holds them in His hand,
And wind and wave obey His will, and rest at His command;
Some sank beneath the freshet, and now with others lie,
One hand has grasped a rafter, the other guards her child;
Oh, how she pleads with God and man in accents loud and wild!
But God has heard her pleading, and now His angel bears
Their deathless souls to dwell with Him, where free from toils and cares,
Her voice rings out in gladness the notes of that blest psalm
The prophet heard the elders sing, of "Moses and the Lamb."
Of one who loved her dearly, and loved her not in vain,
But he lies 'neath the billows, and she will join him soon.
The current swept the slippery raft, the maiden is not there!
And now she joins her loved and lost in realms of endless day!
And cries aloud, "Flee for your lives! flee, ere it be too late!
Leave all and to the mountains flee; leave all and win the race!"
The tidal wave comes rushing on, men know not where to flee,
"Flee! Flee ye to the mountain! Flee! forsake your homes and gold!"
His horse now shares his spirit, and leaps each swollen stream.
With panting flanks and nostrils wide, and breath like scalding steam,
Some heed our hero's warning. See, toward the hills they fly!
The fire was hot before them, and bursting shells o'erhead,
But he, I hold, was braver, who ran his race alone,
But thoughts of self were all too weak his onward course to stay.
Too late! the waves now gird him round; the gallant rider reels;
The plaudits of the world sought not, but scorned its praise and pelf.
Yet wind and wave awoke him not, and thunders roared in vain.
And God shall say in His great day, "Thou didst it unto Me!"
A few rich men, for selfish sport, claimed all these waters wide.
Shot grouse and duck, caught fish and eel, and held their title true;
Ten thousand lives were less to them than fish thus daily caught.
But God, who rules the nations, to whom all bow the knee,
WHAT LASTS?
A GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN
And fails the wheel when heaven has filled the soul.
ASPIRATION
MY REST
TRUE LOVE
A TRUE MAN
MY OLD SWEETHEART
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