The Cold Sleep of Brichidin and a Quiet Lover
A lyrical fragment by Withee Carberry describes a heartbreak as a rival suitor swallows the beloved into a silent pursuit. The speaker laments loss while the beloved remains with the stronger wooer in a timeless, dreamlike scene.
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The Yellow Dog by T. Muriel Merrill
An ailing farmer longs for companionship as his wife Eliza clashes with a stray yellow dog. A doctor suggests animal companionship, and Eliza reluctantly lets the dog into the home where it brings comfort to Farmer John in his illness.
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Aeroplane
Poem by Daniel McIntyre Henderson contrasts light souls rising in placid skies with the urge to aspire and take control. It suggests power, not grace, drives progress and that a steadfast will lifts the soul toward action and ascent. The verse echoes a newsletter tone of early verse collections.
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