Secor, Eugene, b. 1841, Secor, Alson, b. 1871, Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Des Moines, Ia. : Successful Farming · leaf 29
was promisedIn the fertile land of Canaan! Hushed the sounds of rural labor;John comes in to see the skimmingAnd the shapely arms of MaryAs she deftly plies the skimmer.Sweeter is her smile than clover.Sweeter voice has she than catbirdsSinging in the roadside hedges,Gentler are her ways than… … To our red barn there came last nightThe cutest thing I ever saw, I wish you could have seen the sight,A baby calf hid in the straw. The mama cow said Mo-o When we went out to see her baby.She was afraid we wanted to Take it away and keep it, maybe. And then it tried to run aboutAs if to show us it…
Children's poetry
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