Blessed Mother Reflects on Lost Child and Joy
A speaker laments dullness in recognizing blessing of motherhood and the joy of a departed child. She recalls a time of ingratitude and now cherishes every memory and touch from the child she once kissed. The poem ends with the death of her little boy and a line from The Aldine.
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Albert Smith
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Syford
Findlay Reporter
Milly More and Will Massett tale of letters and a wedding
In Anchor Port Milly More awaits a letter from Will Massett after the Golden Dove sinks. Aunt Gunter and Captain Kincaid loom as suitor options, but the letter finally arrives via a ship from Massett, changing Milly’s fate and ending her wait with a wedding to Captain Kincaid.
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Job Gunter
Jack
Gunter
Uncle Gunter
Job
Milly
Will Massette
Pullman’s Creek
Will
Golden Dove
Rawdon
Kincaid
Captain Kincaid
Anchor Hill
Capt. Kincaid
Captain Rawdon
Mother
Fanny
Willie
Jerusalem
Widder
Milly More
Capt. Rawdon
Mrs. More
Mrs More
Europe
Ben Barns
Will Masset
Anchor Port
Maine
United States of America
Will Massett
Cre Kincaid
Dub
Nanny
Nancy
Ledger
Mary Was a Lassie In The Lane
The speaker recalls Mary as a young beauty seen in a quiet lane with maps of memory. Time brings sorrow and care aging a once fair face. Four funerals through the churchyard mark loss, yet love grows with wrinkles. Earth’s winter flowers surpass spring posies as they carry us along the lane.
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Mary
Seed count linked to poppy head sparks curiosity
A historical note describes thirty two thousand seeds once equated in the head of a poppy, reflecting a curious measure or comparison used in past reporting.
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