Greenleaf Poems - Poems about Greenleaf

Remorse

...Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these ‘it might have been’—John Greenleaf Whittier  


                                  without deep regret 
                                  ...

Every January first of the new year

...Every January first of the new year...

finds me (a doggone muttering *****sapien)
to give pause for reminiscences
and to take stock (sh lock and barrel)
about mein kampf in general
and previou...

Regrets

...We have no way of knowing what our life would have been like…
it’s impossible to do the math…
If we had made different decisions…if we had chosen different paths:

They loved each other when they...

Roadside Poetry

...In my youth I was completely engrossed,
By poetry along the byways nailed to a post!
It wasn't composed by John Greenleaf Whittier;
No, the authors were much more wittier!
I speak of Burma Shave ...

From Cabin Boy To Grateful Recollections By Old Sailor

...From Cabin Boy To Grateful Recollections By Old Sailor

Kindness, heart and deep joy, as I remember you
I child, a mere boy, innocent without a clue.
Your attention and love, a blessing warm and ...

Poet Ogden Nash

...Here's a salute to Poet Ogden Nash,

   Who was notable for being quite brash!

      He was much more wittier

         Than John Greenleaf Whittier,

            Concocting reams of clever ...

Ivie Twombley 1884-1913

...Ivie Twombley
1884-1913

Lottie Gordon and me were always together.
Joined at the hip, most folks would say;
You never met two ladies quite like us.
If you had known Lottie and Ivie,
The two o...

Glenn Hervey 1880-1918

...Glenn Hervey

1880-1918

On the last day of my life,
I told God not to take me,
Not until some time past 3 p.m.,
My alone time for drinks, smokes 
And other delicate divertissements.
I praye...

William Sawden 1893-1917

...William Sawden

1893-1917

On the southern facade,

Of the Golden Rule Store,

On Greenleaf Avenue to the north,

There is a single window,

On the third floor up.

Behind the white hal...

What Might Have Been

..."For all sad words of tongue and pen,
 the saddest are these, 'It might have been'."              
                         ~ John Greenleaf Whittier ~


I knew that someday you would...

Emma Riesgo 1897-1919

...Emma Riesgo

1897-1919

Alas, I was just a simple soul.

Born second in the corner house,

Over on old Washington Street,

Just a short stroll,

From the college there,

My mother labor...

Fireflies' Prelude - Plus Animal Poetry Contest

...Fireflies’ Prelude
By Stacy Savage (Indiana)

The sun surrenders
To the sky
As the moon awaits
With his winking eye

To begin his routine
In the rosy wake
So the sun may take
Her needed br...

Milton Brown 1822 - 1917

...Milton Brown

1822 – 1917

I knew C. W. Harvey.
Knew him and liked him.
I lived on the first floor of his Greenleaf Hotel
By Bailey Street.
Lived and thrived on the flowered verandah.
Sipped...

Tillie Lydston 1843-1905

...Tillie Lydston

1843 – 1905

I was forty six
When I first saw the hills.
Those most magical eastern hills of my home.
I loved Whittier as my mother
And it saddens me I can’t be there again.
...

George Towne 1847 - 1899

...George W. Towne

1847 – 1899

From Iowa I came by restless wagon train.
From the mid-west I arrived 
With satchel and silken scalp still intact.
I read Proverbs and Ecclesiastes to pass the ti...

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