The Washington herald., 1910-04-03


and radiant with happiness and love
making our optimism a reality, not a
myth.
Miss MARION G. BARKER.
1885 street northwest.
The prize winners are:
From the tall and slender maple
Blossoms hang like scarlet fringe,
Haunting Der the crocus border
Till the timid flowers erlnge.
can only smile my welcome
As the lily lifts its head,
For | feel my own heart open
As the pallid petals spread.
How the little grasses quiver,
Not a single blade is still.
Did the south wind whisper something
That has thrown them a chill?
Surely not for strange sweet secrets
In their flight the breezes snatch
Fairy secrets all too subtle
For our duller ears to catch.
But the grasses and the flowers,
All of natures secrets learn,
May be marvel at our grossness
And apparent unconcern.
As | watch them sWaying, nOdding,
I could almost hide my face
Fer they understand the springtime
Only I am out of place
-Gerneaux.
NJ. ]. MOOR.
3e0 street northwest.
Hand in hand we work together
In the sweet, bright April weather
Spring and I;
Every garden. bed and border
VIII be cleared. and set in order
By and by.
And the seeds that we've been sowing
How we love 70 watch them growing!
Spring and I:
Fairy things that come a-creeping,
With their dainty faces peeping
At the sky.
GKet US from the old-time places
9Spring and I
And we know that each newcomer
Brings the promise of the summer,
BY and by.
1884 Faimont street.
April is the sure promise OF spring. ]
heard 1t to-day from a bird in a barren
tree. I opened the sash OF our closed in
porch. and called all the family to hear
the joy it expressed as it told US that
winter had truly and surely passed or he
would not have come back among US.
listened for the same notes of the birds
in my own beautiful Washington City
longing 10 hear in the springtime the
promises of the same beautiful blossom
ing that would bring the healing to a
little homesick girls heart. and this is
what April means to me-
PAULvERA HUGHES.
81 n. Broadway. YOnkers. n Y.
April is natures fair optimist. pulsat-
ing with new life and looking out upon
the future with boundless hope and rosy
expectations. Before her spreads the
book of life. opened at its most beautiful
page and upon it she will write her blush
ing wishes and desires. smiling through
her tears as In fancy she sees the full
fillment OF her precious dreams, the at
tainment of her ideals.
Mrs. J. ]. o'CONNELL
e34 ! street northwest.
It is April We open the door take a
good. deep breath and bid nature a good
morning" that she returns TO us a hun
dredfold WILLIAM WOLFLEY.
3 Iowa Circle.
April is ike a beautiful child,
All dressed in white with garlands gay,
Who enters a room where trouble and
strife
And winters gloom has held full sway.
The perfume of her flowers sink deep in
the heart,
Her beauty does Danish all thought OF
care;
The shadows and darkness soon disap-
pear,
As her laughter goes bubbling every
where.
Though clouds may darken her beautiful
face,
And her tears do fall like guests Of rain.
Though thunder Of passion may shake
her form,
'Tis only moment and she is smiling
again.
She has the temper of youth in her pretty
ways.
And youth has force that will always
charm,
So despite her pouts and tears, Wen
greet
And give her a welcome warm.
EDWARD F. FLANAGAN.
09 Longfellow street
April. beautiful daughter of the sea-
sons, changeabIe as woman in your
moods of smiles and tears. and beautiful
in ali your changes! The dread past mas
your tears. the throbbing. magnificent fu-
ture your smiles and alteration. April.
thou spirit of hope and promise, who can
resist thy innocent charms and thy
soul-call to greater things2
ARTHUR LENoX.
Lock Box IA
Honorable mention has been awarded
the following contributors:
Every virtue stronger grows.
With the budding of the rose;
Love is born again with spring
In its April blossoming.
Heart beats pulse with life anew
With the vernal birth In view!
Resurrection everywherel
Breathes the vital power of prayer!
NINA VERA HUGHES.
Yonkers. n. Y.
Life in tts animal tribes now finds a