Mary Carolyn Davies

“ In some far, blue palace-hall of your home, the sea,
[Pg 101] Will you tell the listening birds how, in a curious land,
Once—you saw a little maid, playing in the sand?
[Pg 102]
The Sky's Song
The sky stands up to sing before us;
Each star's a word, the moon's the chorus!
[Pg 103]
A Spring Thought
The new birds tweet, and buds come sweet,
And puffy clouds are in the sky.
The world is full of little girls,
But very few as nice as I! ”

“ But though we wait and wait for them to speak
They never do.
Our playhouse is so near to Fairyland
They'll come some day, and start to play with us,
I think, don't you?
[Pg 99]
New Leaves
It doesn't do you any good to hide,
Trees! Everybody knows you're there inside!
Besides, although you think you're hid complete
—We see your feet!
[Pg 100]
Beach Birds
Beach birds, beach birds, flying in to me,
From the wide, blue palaces of your home, the sea,
What have you to tell about, islands green and fair? ”

“ All year long the timid maple has been dressed in prim and sober
Little plain utilitarian gowns of quiet tints of green;
But Spring is gone, and Summer's past, and now that it's October
The modest little maple tree is costumed like a queen.
Just look now, through our window, and I'm sure that you'll agree
That her party dress is pretty as a party dress can be!
[Pg 80]
The Clock That Autumn Winds
School is like a clock that stops
In vacation time.
—Tick, tock; tick, tock—
A sing-song rhyme.
Every school day is a minute. ”

“ Is sending to the fairies here,
And, when they've read its message clear,
Lest any one should spy,
They purse their little lips and blow
To melt that tell-tale note of snow.
Oh, let us see if we can snatch
And read a Fairyland dispatch!
[Pg 30]
A Book
A book's a magic sort of thing
That makes you sailor, chief, or king;
When I am old, and own a shelf,
I think I'll have a book myself!
[Pg 31]
The Lonesome Sea
The sea is so lonely
Now winter is here,
I wish we could only
Go down to the pier,
And say to him kindly, "Don't think, Mr. ”

“ Our dad to tell us stories. We can read!
[Pg 115] We've found that Fairyland is everywhere—
You open up a book and, why, you're there!
[Pg 116]
Gardening is Heaps of Fun!
Gardening is heaps of fun! ”

“ Each single morning, when we rise,
Just exercise and exercise!
[Pg 93]
Snowflakes
The fairies called snowflakes all dressed up in white,
They went to the dance, and were dancing all night.
And now they lie tired, where sleep chanced to o'ertake them. ”

“ I heard her call;
And so I never got to Fairyland.
I know that there are fairies, though, because
I almost got to Fairyland one day.
[Pg 53]
Untrained Trains
A train should never jump the track ”