Evening star., 1947-11-24
Readers Clearing House

AN~ONNA I
THE LAND OF BEGINNING
AGAIN"
POEM WANTED?
(From Miss L. j., WashingtonJ
I am sending a copy of the poem
"The Land of Beginning Again." by
Louise Fletcher Harrington, which
I believe is the poem requested by
Mrs. r. R. B. in The Evening Star.
Naturally do have one request to
make. For several years my father
has been trying to find a copy OF q
poem. The title is THE Lullaby OF
=" 1t has to do with boy who
is born and then dies the same
night.
Ever since can remember my
father and I have enjoyed poetry
reading, collecting, memorizing and
exchanging poems. I would very
much love to find copy of this
poem.
THE LAND OF BEGINNING AGAIN.
wish that there were some wonderful
In the Land Of Beginning Again,
Where all our mistakes and all our heart-
And ali our poor selfish grief
Gould be dropped like a shabby old coat
at the door
And never put on again.
wish we could come on it al unawaTTs'
Like hun5ef fhs Tno bs on. nnos vhom our
ness had done
The greatest injustice Of sl
Could be there at the gates like an OLD
For the comrade his eladdest to hail.
We would nnd all the things we intended
to do
Little praises unspoken, little promises
And ali the thousand and one
Little duties neglected that might have
The day for one less fortunate.
1t wouldn't be possible not to be kind
In the Land of Beginning Again.
And the ones we mistudged and the ones
whom we grudged
Their moments of victory here.
Would find in the grasp of our loving
More than penitent lips could explain.
For what had been hardest we'd know had
And what had seemed loss would be gain;
For there isn't a sting that will not take
When we've faced it and laughed II
And r think that ths laughter Is most
In the Land Of Beginning Again.
50 wish that there were some wonderful
Called the Land Of BEGINNING Again.
And sfped' al q our poor selfish grief
Could be dropped like a shabby old coat
And never put on again.
(From Mrs. N. N. ~, Washington
I am so glad to inclose the poem
requested by Mrs. r. r. B., Wash
ington. Will you ask her to call me
at Franklin 4813 for further infor-
nation about the poem and its
author?
I THE LAND OF BEGINNING AGAIN.
wish for the Land Of Beginning Again,
Where could start life all anew;
Where confusion and 81 strife
Could not dampen my way like the dew.
If could forget how I've, stumbled along,
How I've fumbled and faltered and failed,
How I've veered each day
From the service way,
And from duties have halted and auailed.
MY ear has been dull to the call Of the
With Its sorrows and heartaches ana needs;
So taken up with self
I've had time for naught else,
No time to cheer others with helpful deeds.
If could erase all the dark things Of life,
II I could make right all the wrongs-
Every unkind word spoken. -
1t would turn all my sighs into songs.
Oh God, to the Land Of Beginning Again
Let me come through these penitent tears;
Let me start life anew.
Let Thy rich grace endue
Me for service through life's golden years.
DYE STAINS ON SILK BLOUSE.
(Fron1 Mrs. F. S., Greenbelt.)
For Mrs. j. w. w., Washington:
wore a white silk blouse with a
coat that the lining faded. I tried
water, but it didn't remove it, so I
purchased a color remover that is
made by a popular dye company.
The directions come with it. 1t only
took q few minutes to do, and the
whole blouse was snowy white when
7 was through.
Il 4* X
WHISKY CAKE QUERY?
(Frons Mrs. H. r. w., Takon,a Park
Would Mrs. A. s. j., who sent in
the Notwithstanding recipe for
Famous Kentucky Whisky Cake
which I intend using for our Christ
mas cake this year, advise me If 1t
should be baked about month in
advance, as with other fruit cakes?
Also, is that one pound Of pecans
before or after shelling? Since the
are expensive I would
not like to have failure.
X
WASHER;
HEARING AID?
From Mrs. L. M. W., Washington }
In reply to Mrs. r. r. BIS in
quiry, wish to advise that I have
one of the automatic washing ma
chimes which has an agitator and
suds return feature.
q hesitate to recommend any