A collection of more than 500 poems for the entire family including humorous, inspirational, and patriotic verse.

Excerpt from A Family Album: And Other Poems This is what gives Brody's lines such vitality. A dozen poems illustrate his gift of making a picture and then, with a slight turn of phrase, making it come to life. Oh serve The Deserted Church, A Funeral: Italian Quar ter, A City Park, November to name four utterly dissimilar examples. We have, in each of these, the sharp word, the vivid image fused and fired by something warmer and more vivifying than theories of art. It is a personal magic that pervades these young and passionate pages a magic that is even more haunting for being human. Poetry is almost the last thing that one can be dogmatic about, and yet I am sure that these poems But it is better that they should speak for themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

From Mose T., one of America's premier folk artists, and his friend, poet Robert Ely, comes a delightful book for adults and children alike. Reproductions of Mose T's fanciful paintings, printed in full color on glossy paper, are accompanied by Ely's playful verse. Subjects include Porky Pine Turtle, the Geek Bird, Swayback Horse, and more. Recently reprinted.

This book is a collection of poems spanning a variety of themes, from family to nature to love. It includes works by Alter Brody, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, John Austin Stevens, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gilbert Pond, and William Abbatt. A must-read for lovers of poetry and literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.