The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-05-13
THE WOODS
D. DOUGLAS MAILocH
RAIN.

" men u y kNH 1ttk
As your fancy 'erman
Down here In en- o can,
II he thinks a We
An ! guess IT'S ieaf because
Rheumatic an Naturt's laws
Sort or work together
Lots fof moisture IN the air,
Rheumatic a-pleniy there.
Both mean stormy weather.
This left stem OF mine can smell
Water miles away;
This ola stem 81 mine can tell
FIFTY furl0nga from a well
Where 4 oaght 70 lay.
IAN III tell you Why.
Tiiis old stem an me has tramped,
Naded. swum an drove an camped,
Never Rlttin' dry.
Forty Winters forty Springs;
Do you wonder tibet ahs sings
When she smells the waterY
II you frllaha really knew
Al thnt lalg an mo vent through
Guess you'd hlak she oaghtsr.
You amt never had the luck
swaHpin' IN The snow.
None 81 sou ain't never stuck
To your boot. tops "a the muck
when it'a ten below
There amt none Of you
Ever drove the Chips way
IL the early days 81 May
When npfthsr blew.
When the river water frozs
IN your boots an 10 your rio'sa-
FfesKin'. thawin'. freezin'.
II this stem Of mine finds out
When there's water round about.
Surely there's a reason
Al, besides. there's quite a lire
OF such slKtis of fsin:
There il many another sign
'CFpun' this ola stem 81 niins
Thsi " just an plain.
There IL buniuna yet
Fer corn er bunion IL
Most ~ good as fheunEuz
pfophssYtn' wet
When you see cat eat grass.
When yon Hee a hgaall-mouth bass
Hendin NO bubble.
When yqu hear rain.croW cav
II IL simply Natures law
indication troublr
ftaiuin'. ia az - Il seems;
les 4 nasty night
Wonder how the street lamp Flsamai-
IAts the light you SOC IN dreams.
Hufi an far an white.
lake ths uEht you SO
When you Vt lifs'm haif.httrh slip.
When sou Kind Of iese your grip
On The things tibet bs
An ! HoHntifuss think the shore
Tibet Ne aii are headin far
Looks - far an ElioatlY
Tauss ws're lppkin tllke iBnkRht
We are lnokin' ~ the liEhO
Through . fog-hank mostly.
How The asphalt pavsmFnts shiasi
Almost i0oliu' clean
Evry lamp pos, makes q nns
Ike the shadow 81 a pine
On snowy scene.
~ the gutter nigh
fAitis NIPPLES caH an romh.
LITTLE dirty rivers fsam.
IN an hour 10 die
ThrY ars llhs the stream Or nfe,
fNgll ~ work an play an strife.
Proud with splash an spiuttsF.
Each believes himself q Hood
Most - ua u only mud
Runaln doWh a gutter
f,aIniH'1 Hura enough n ia.
Hai Il ain't the goods.
Doesn't Ei riEht dnuu 70 bia
tAkr the whiri!nK FhiuaFops Whla
We there ~ the woods
ii'H = city shower.
lake the other kinds u atuT
~ the sttY. mostly blur.
Iastip' Ter an hour
UP there. when g rains. Il rains.
t7iiia rlFprs. aoodlR' plains
buMn the mountains NRshin',
III there whsn rain We ct.
Wi,su we're really through vita Il
Things are isst a-sloshin'
Fer a rainsiorm IN The brush
u the wrtiett hing
Ground beneath ypn snfi ~ muah
Al around you alt q hunh.
Not a biTd 10 sing
Jest the dfoppin sloW
Of The ralndrops on the leaves.
Spililn' from a billion caves.
On ths earth below
Jest a blanket tn ne mire,
Jest a Hmudgy Kind u IRE.
Weak an slow an sfuoky;
Breakfast pancakes simply lead;
DlnnsF-wet an aoEgy bread.
supper biscuits apaky.
Rsiain'. IL ~ 20 Il g.
Glad I'm high and dry
When q man has rheumatll
IN this old left stem % HE
Keep inside. nay 4
Now. this city stun
Amt like woods rain near AZ wet,
Amt itks woods rain ~. an yet
n 10 wet enough,
Course the woods rain IL the best
II II daSnpest heathleat.
nslter aitoKethsr
Hut I guess IN stay inside
Tryin' 10 be satisfied
With this city weather.
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