“The Last of His Tribe,” a Poem
A sorrowful, melancholy poem with which many can identify, in some way or other. The Last of His Tribe, author unknown (maybe James B. Marsh) …
Poetry
Carpe Diem
Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call today his own: He, who, secure within, can say Tomorrow, do thy worst, for …
“Heiric” by Richard Zewe
Introduction: “I first met Heiric several years ago. We farriers trim mostly geldings or mares. Stallions are the occasional exception. Most of the stallions I …
“The Horse” by Ronald Duncan 1954
Where in this wide worldCan man find nobility without pride,Friendship without envy,Or beauty without vanity?Here, where grace is served with muscleAnd strength by gentleness confinedHe …
“Courage” by Amelia Earhart
Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.The soul that knows it not Knows no release from little things: Knows not the livid loneliness of …
“A Character” by William Wordsworth
I marvel how Nature could ever find spaceFor so many strange contrasts in one human face:There’s thought and no thought, and there’s paleness and bloomAnd …
“How Did You Die?” by Edmund Vance Cook
Did you tackle that trouble that came your wayWith a resolute heart and cheerful?Or hide your face from the light of dayWith a craven soul …
“Thick is the Darkness” by William Ernest Henley
Thick is the darkness –Sunward, O, sunward!Rough is the highway –Onward, still onward!Dawn harbours surelyEast of the shadows.Facing us somewhereSpread the sweet meadows.Upward and forward!Time …
“The Hard Job ” by Edgar A. Guest
It’s good to do the hard job, for it’s good to play the man,For the hard job strengthens courage which the easy never can,And the …
“You” by Edgar Albert Guest
You are the fellow that has to decide Whether you’ll do it or toss it aside.You are the fellow who makes up your mindWhether you’ll …