“Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each is loaded full o' ruin, but a mortgage beats 'em all.” MayFallLandBeatsRuinsEmsFarmersWormsMortgageLoadedTempestDroughtBeetles Author:Will Carleton
“Yellow, mellow, ripened days, Sheltered in a golden coating; O'er the dreamy, listless haze, White and dainty cloudlets floating; Winking at the blushing trees, And the sombre, furrowed fallow; Smiling at the airy ease, Of the southward flying swallow Sweet and smiling are thy ways, Beauteous, golden Autumn days.” WayFallWhiteTreeSweetFlyingGoldenEaseAutumnYellowFloatingMellowDreamyBlushingAiryHazeFall AutumnDaintyAutumn DaysWinking Book:Farm Ballads Source: Farm Ballads
“Boys flying kites haul in their white winged birds; You can't do that way when you're flying words. Careful with fire, is good advice we know Careful with words, is ten times doubly so. Thoughts unexpressed may sometimes fall back dead; But God Himself can't kill them when they're said.” KnowsWayMaySaidSometimesFallWhiteBoysFireAdviceTenBirdCarefulFlyingGood AdviceFall BackKitesHaul Author:Will Carleton
