Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-07
We print below a good portion of tho
Glass Poem by James Buckham, read At
the High School Exhibition on FRIDAY of
last week:

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Class Poem by james Buckham, read at
the High School Exhibition on FRIDAY of
last week:
Class Poem, 80.
The cHiuzs
Perehance, DER slunbering city. or beneath
Still WOODLAND howers,-waile breezes hold their
breath.
To catch the wonted Z elody and bear
elnsinS chain o. echoes through the air.
Our ears have heeri tae floating Of the chimes
That yesper-tide oi obbrg Mellow rhymes,
With is melodicus, tender swell on SWELL
Harmonious breakers a stranded bell,
Or nernaids of some myst.c ocean dell,
WHO mount the hynning billows,as they swell.
Mingiln- their silvery voices with the song
a thousand Liquid ihgnders sweep along
The chimes hes vsn'sowa ethereal melody.
Like sudden rhoxors, they reach Us from the sky.
AZ once thu clouds seem opecci.srd, behold
Drop silver notes. in echoings OF soldi
iAie IS chine o- chimes. Our souls are bells:
From which each simple thought harmonious
sReils
In choral concert with the thousand thoughts
" other SOUS. kxisrencs's varied lots
ar9 sepaSlte chi -es,-thcy are the melodies
" heayed's sympathetic hsrmOnies.
Orr influences are echoes. which arise
dhrcugh al the aoran fsrure 70 the skies
mh' ha7in- hear the chimes. fargets th slr spell
q iItifaally our lives ia others DWELL.
We do but strike iae notes which God inspires,
An lingering ech e. hrill world cfvires.
But v.o are riur ers or hceh.mrs, beneath
iir insl TAX Icu must ho % d tse breath
when elveth uttersncs. 1hs.o melodies
9et- q a. as .aTAs, Ia- lan-. SO to tie skies.
tius.c 's tle EXPIRE. .un 1. th. m &c.
epfln-s ri-e, bee leave rief- fountain beds bs-
hind
: q. ess- chimes aur --ls,sic -oes up,
\ rai5hnz bubble BOD tle l1sine cap,
mi-le sii-l rem-. 90 rho iIt % g c,uths of praise,
ar c.'l % egl -le spheres G.. li-lt 20 rsise
Hll age tl- --l-erst
In Jon .vied tower,
M-'Ir s.i'N'"s ,lt.i-- ere she ei-.ds hour,
are cuskJ -.rE-s, si l-slen1=r ropes % hand.
steeehie,s a- pe.t .t- eh'r stcf' they stand
Add thrill W-fh sol 10 pnu-, the listening lant
A. eycry enlei .i4F they ii.r lY neaveu
Ins treasure sl-lIiy rs neurs have siycn.
50 We. the hGdon agc-s O.. orr hops
"faspin- LIES mystic labyrinth O. ropes,
Al e'en.ns hours at par.iu- hours. ike this.-
l. up 10 God tIo no-ls Nc slol -uAll miss,
" her, pass iu-- throu- li Che INJURIES open Gcor,
We tufn to hle-s wsas We snail SEQ no more.
esc are the cniii et iac sftlesr. sweetest Chimes
Which from tue tw-n-It lowers tlat shade the
past
We. .l.a dusk ringers. unto heaven east.
And 10 not on.y uu oHr souls there iall
! he how sria- notes, t.i- ou the souls ct all
De'gera sweet aoa,i|f-'' va zre. yoi musical
Zach Land, this day, has touched some throbbin=
I;y vl-el. the unseen bells above Us ring.
As true cach tsoe ttat in %. les with our ch ne,
So tue ant sWec; iu ail tle aftor-time.
Louder the I5Yous pea nay gruw, crc.on-.
when souls expand saa nee-hsrn thoughts grow
cut uc'rr ina-e truo Or --se. lh- ,aims can bs.
Than "ei t4-s day. have ru1- sD hopefully.
hear thc'c mfnr ne 70 .u;uro years.
Ptalin- l-.e's v.r.H..rs N'.r toll is aud tears
How seasons pms. a-d s-.l- tle chimes, az eve,
sweet mcm0ries lud clas-.cat lon-ia.s leave.
some jos as ross. pe-la So is silent row.
.''1H E lp"e's are high arii ony an els EroW
Il moses -arlauG aay silent hlll.
a -arp j. Woa IA heaven a1d ir is well.