The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-14
Recent Books OF verse.

from the Introductory poem entitled The
| Garden which announces:
eowed garden In the air.
For earth was full OF death.
hung II In cline most
Where stars might give 1t breath,
gave II the tears never shed.
The kisses dared not own
Upon my secret soul II fed
And knew Joys unknown.
But cen mine eye is far too weak
To follow where they fall:
Ny flowers II were vain 10 seek.
They drop 70 the lifted call.
Mayhsp IN an alien land
Shall nnd my blossoms there
Some undreancd gir, WITH happy hand
Bind my roses In her hair.
the undreamed girl if she Is young,
would probably select one Of the little songs
with which the book abounds as her ia
vorite rose.
No, tina; miss the love you gave
Ask / the spoken word
Bird OF the bough may bind ths soul
With melody unhcard
know not the whence and the why.
hut only this Is clear.
How sweet the old coufessing strain
Just this. Il love you dear"
That is the sort of tangible thing girls
like, but there are sterner themes for oder
minds, all Of which may be studied Ia the
book and interpreted TO the satisfaction
Of the reader.
Mr.. j. r. New, has written a little
volume Of verses called Poems and Songs"
which starts of with a Macaulay accent
and q martial ring In collection Of patri-
otto odes and songs TO Queen Victoria.
King Edward VII, the Duke and Duchess
Of York and "all the royal family pays
tribute to the heroes Of the South African
war, the Marquis OF Duferin and Ava and
other distinguished members of the British
peerage and shining lights in Canadian
politics. and finally concludes in lyrical
outburst modelled after the style of Moore
and often written with the Irish brogue
which Moore made melodious just why
Richard G. Badger should have published
the poems in this country is one OF the
problems which life is too short and crowded
TO work out,
Another little book Of verses Is also pub
lishedby this friend Of unknown poets,
Richard @. Badger, under the title of Pebbles
from the Shore 1t Is a very good title. 1t
adequately describes the verse z. H. Kim
ball has written about the worthy New Eng
land people he has endeavored to immortal
ize in song. In fact, the title Is about the
only symbolic and poetical thing in the
book. The verses are verify the plain prose
pebbles which litter the shore Of the great
sea Of literature. which any one may pick
up by hundreds, but which no one values.
They are better left there on the shore, out
of the way. The author has evidently
studied the science of poetry and evolved
for himself the theory that all that ia re-
quired to give a thought poetical form
Is to say II backward.
Fleeing Fancies' Is a little volume Of
verses dedicated TO Clarinda, which origi-
nally appeared in the Milwaukee Sentinel
from the pen of William F. Kirk. and are
now collected and repubished in book form
by Richard G. Badger. Nothing could DO
said that so adequately describes these
verses, composed apparently with haste
and without any ardent poetical feeling |
or lofty ambition. and written on any sub
ject from Incidental Expenses and |
.shov'lin' Snow to a Swedish parody OF
'Horatus at the Bridge as the authors !
own verses entitled In Limerick Land
In Limerick land the rhymester sirays
Likeahappy child DER flower strewn ways.
He spurns the sonnet. the stately ode.
The ballads. the musical villhnelle
HIS Pegasus gallops along the road
And the ragtme ring OF 3 tinkllnE hell
Floats through the air on every hand
In laughing. Hitting Limerick land
II is never resonant ring
The ring Of the song that We singi
II rpples along.
A quaint little song.
And the subject is any old thing.
Mr.. Kirk may write a poem some day,
but he evidently hasn't any intention OF
doing IL now. and will be more surprised
than any one else if he does.
Treasured Thoughts by Jefile Forbush
Hanaford is g small volume Of sentimental
verses which will no doubt be preserved
in the scrap albums of women who have
never met with the great experiences OF life.
and therefore have time 10 look after suci
things The critic refrains from despoil ~
them Of any latent charm they may po' ,ess
for starving souls Qeminine), in the same
kindly spirit that one steps aside rather
than tread on the rag baby that child
still loves They are harmless little ditties
about estranged lovers and hearts mis-
takes" little children that die young or
grow UP and cause mourning in the hearts
OF their mothers. The first poem is entitled
THE Curtain of Silence" We leave it
drawn, and those who enjoy sentiment
served up In rhyme can step in and feast
undisturbed. The book is published by
the Cast Publishing Company and has
signed portrait of the author for frontis-
piece.H
Frederic Laurence Knowles is new
poet whose work meets with hearty appre-
citation from critics OF high rank, who pro-
nounce him the legitimate successor Of the
group Of great poets that gave New England |
b er leadership in American letters fifty |
COLDS CAUSE SORE THROAT.