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TO DEAN COOKBy HALLIE QUEEN JACKSONSomethin? beautiful has left us,A breath of old sweet lavender.A tread of tireless, earnest feet.A voice of gentleness and power.A face, all wreathed in honest smiles.A force for good—an influence jto youth,Something beautiful has left us.^And yet. we know he has not pissed away. There stands his temple, on a Jwty hill. And ever* tower, every blade .*0$ grass. Each walk, cch door, speaks lot And always shall. He saw the 1 Watched the foundations fill wi And listened when the mellow.dly of him still all trees grow, h building stone, ringing chimesCalled men to duty. Now his hrart may rest.name is carved erv stone.But, on each stalwart tree his His rich influence pressed in c The tendrils of his soul bound to each door That c*cr will open to an eager throng Who climb that hill to seek, at Wisdom’s feet The knowledge which he strove to make their own.Think of the days God gave to this good man.Who heard the cry of slavery's shackled host.And followed old Phil Sheridan, who sought To break those shackles with a mighty blowSr Think of this man, whom God allowed to live To see his brothers In the halls of state,To guide long lines of studious, well-trained youth. And catch the vision of the days to cornelSomething within us mounts to glorious pride.That we have known this man and heard his voice. A goodly heritage made him our friend.No rarer soul could be: a 'friendship’s .choice,, Something within us air has gained ahd lost— ’ Lost but a view—gained priceless lessons taught, And many a forward step that we shall take,Will be because of visions that he wrought. Something beautiful has left us.Oh, harken. while the bells so gently ring!The birds sing requiems from tree to tree.The windows shed their lights through glowing sta He passes on his torch to you and me.Something beautiful has left us.But the best remains!
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, Aug 29, 1931
Page 11
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