The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-06-29
"reminiscences.

"reminiscences.
Our life, mystic book of Joy and grief.
Bound by the love that holds each hopeful leaf;
IN western regions, cold, yet free and grand
age halls each printed page in school-day land
lEach) the sweet influences (read) of Gn) early
years
Are lines reflected, shaping young careers
a Jeweed volume, carved by natures arts,
Illuminated by those noble hearts
Who, one by one speIt out the cherished mage
And hoped to see it mirrored on life's stage
though missing lines note in lfes gem book.
Yet memory's glass still bids me fondly look:
The old refracted here, the fervent row
las bent Its rays connecting them and now
Dear teachers who first traced the lessons of truth
Who lnstlIled In my heart the JOY of success
value today the dear counsels of youth;
May my lfe's book be printed from that noble
press.
Which faithfully crowned with wo1nanly fame
VIII spread through the world your true noble name.
Dear teacher in years that so swiftly have flown.
W no ushered me up to this bright glorious dav:
offer you thanks from a heart sadly grown.
hat feels in It's parting each leaf torn away:
The last girl tide lyric is silent and dead;
VIII new ones the same gentle influence shed2
Yet buried IN the pages of each book
Are found the leaves that love in fancy took
To scatter all around the early years.
All! these are schoolmates toning pictured fearsl
And nesting in my Volumes leaves so bright
Are sparkling stars of classmates glowing light!
Around the memory of those happy times
Are blown June roses, waiting joyous rhymes
Again before me come the old school DAYS
Exhaling odors fresh from blossoms fair
That permeate each book with perfumes rare.
And scatter varied flowers ON our ways z
| hail you, school and classmates fairest rays
Some severed pages torn from earthly care:
While opened volumes in lifes worldly glare
Have summoned me to sing their youthful laws
Bright lines lie craven in the childish breast
Pervading books of early life with glee;
Your verses are the echoes of sweet song
Deep buried In the memory's books that rest
Within q trustful hearts sincerity.
Today what myriad heart tones round me throng!
But in our daily script guiding hand
Has painted out heavenly promised land,
And bound our book with love and loyalty,
Fer teaching lessons of sincerity,
When cloudy days have written Swallowed lines
One cheers hfe's sorrowed verse with brighter
rhymes,
But when sunshine has pinned It's vivid ray
We find our. JOY reflected, true, yet gay.
IT'S you. dear Father, now / hail,
A faithful friend to me:
A watchful pilot through life's gale, j.
On tempest wind-tossed sea.
But when the dark is lowering by,
And golden lights have fed,
frightened star you clear the sky,
And wave the hope that's dead.
And though ! leave you Father dear,
Ny life until its close
VIII always feel and ever hear
One friend in joys and woes.
Today the long-loved chapter finds an end
And from its lines are cherished lessons penned,
As tinted blossoms hide the sharp-grown thorns
So Alma Mater shades lifes troubled morns.
The tender memories of childhood days
VIII live forever in Times book of lays,
And from hearts o'erfowing loyalty,
whisper low my grateful melody.
Sung to the air of "My Old kentucky Home.r)
A heart verse flows to you. Alma Mater dear,
Though the lines tell a child's simple lay,
As at your feet my school LIES closing year,
lneel for your blessing today.
O. mother, kind you I'll love long and true,
When nv ife's book is blotted and torn,
O. beckon home the stray leaves hid from view,
md replase them with lyrics new born.
ARE you well, dear mother.
A saddened parting tell,
now ring to you from hearts fond loving depths, |
From hearts fond loving depths,
Fare-you-well!
Virginia Tartar '07.