Classic and Contemporary Poetry
YOUR MART AND MINE, by MABEL A. HANSON First Line: I wish I could sing of the cities Last Line: In shop, or in office, or wide-sloping hill. Subject(s): City & Town Life; Hearts; South Dakota | ||||||||
I wish I could sing of the cities, The stern market-places of men, Where the rhythm of life Is a massing of gold Or a struggle of keeping up life and abode; Where the clang and the bang And the lasting roar Of building, of iron, of cargoes, and men Ever onward and forward rush madly And then. ... I find that I know but the country Of stillness, of stars, and of dew, Green grasses and flowers, White clearness of morn, Tall trees against sunsets, And rows of gold corn; And the bright bending grain, With the brooks that sing by. Or the pond that reflects The fair blueness of sky. But. ... I wish I could sing of the city All moiling with work and with strife, Where the faces reflect Each own life as it's led Like the pond that reflects The clouds changing overhead; For as varying as they Are the faces of men In the grim-toil, or brain-worn, Or heart-broken mass, With a joyous few, livingjust letting time pass. Oh. ... I know not the city or country, Nor the hearts of the masses of men; But I wish I could sing them A song of good cheer To give them the knowledge That all through the year Their place is the greatest, the noblest to fill In shop, or in office, or wide-sloping hill. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PIONEERS OF SOUTH DAKOTA by CHARLOTTE LOUISE BERTLESEN WHAT OF BEAUTY by OLIVE CHRISTENSEN HOMETOWN by CHARLES BADGER CLARK JR. THE DESERT LAND by MARGARET DELANEY WHEN I WAS A COWBOY by ARTHUR A. FLAKOLL WESTERN HOKKU by MARGARET SLACK FUHRMAN THE BAD LANDS by JESSIE M. GILMORE BUTTES IN SOUTH DAKOTA BADLANDS by HELEN KNIGHT GOODING GOLDEN AUGUST IN DAKOTA by ADELINE M. JENNEY BROKEN FRIENDSHIP by MABEL A. HANSON |
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