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The Queen of the May
A little late, but it’s still the lovely month of May, so we can go ahead and talk about it, anyway! This lovely poem was found in my 1883 Chatterbox (first mentioned here). The Queen of the May is a very famous poem written by Alfred Tennyson, and first published in 1846. The Queen of…
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A Boy At Christmas
This is from Rhymes of Childhood (1924) by Edgar A. Guest. A Boy At Christmas is a rather wistful poem of times gone by. A Boy At ChristmasEdgar A. Guest If I could have my wish to-night it would not be for wealth or fame,It would not be for some delight that men who live…
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The Approach of Christmas
This is from Rhymes of Childhood (1924) by Edgar A. Guest. This is a really cute poem! The Approach of ChristmasEdgar A. Guest There’s a little chap at our house that is being mighty good—Keeps the front lawn looking tidy in the way we’ve said he should;Doesn’t leave his little wagon, when he’s finished with…
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The Heart of the Year – Howard Freedman
The Heart of the Year was a prompt from St. Nicholas Magazine, and was published in December 1927 issue. Howard Freedman was just 12 when he won this gold badge. The Heart of the YearBy Howard Freedman (Age 12)(Gold Badge. Silver Badge won August, 1926) When Winter’s host from coast to coastIs spread as an…
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Christmas Hearth Rhyme
This came out of American Childhood, a teacher’s magazine from December 1949. It is an anonymous hymn, maybe written by many people as time progressed. Christmas Hearth Rhyme Sing we all merrilyChristmas is here,The day we love bestOf all the days in the year. Bring forth the holly,The box and the bay,Deck out our cottageFor…