Maymie’s Story Of Red Riding Hood (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
W'y, one time wuz a little-weenty dirl,An' she wuz named Red Riding Hood, 'cause her--Her _Ma_ she maked a little ...
James Whitcomb Riley Poems on Education (28 Poems)
George Mullen’s Confession (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
For the sake of guilty conscience, and the heart that ticks thetimeOf the clockworks of my nature, I desire to ...
How John Quit The Farm (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
Nobody on the old farm here but Mother, me and John, Except, of course, the extry he'p when harvest-time come on-- And ...
The Silent Victors (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
MAY 30, 1878,Dying for victory, cheer on cheerThundered on his eager ear. --CHARLES L. HOLSTEIN.IDeep, tender, firm and true, the Nation's ...
Floretty’s Musical Contribution (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
All seemed delighted, though the elders more,Of course, than were the children.--Thus, beforeMuch interchange of mirthful compliment,The story-teller said _his_ ...
Almon Keefer (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
Ah, Almon Keefer! what a boy you were,With your back-tilted hat and careless hair,And open, honest, fresh, fair face and ...
The South Wind And The Sun (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
O The South Wind and the Sun!How each loved the other oneFull of fancy--- full folly--Full of jollity and fun!How ...
“Friday Afternoon” (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
To William Morris PiersonOf the wealth of facts and fancies That our memories may recall,The old school-day romances Are the dearest, after ...
Uncle Mart’s Poem (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
THE OLD SNOW-MANHo! the old Snow-Man That Noey Bixler made!He looked as fierce and sassy As a soldier on parade!--'Cause Noey, when ...
Wash Lowry’s Reminiscence (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
And you're the poet of this concern? I've seed your name in printA dozen times, but I'll be dern I'd 'a' never ...
The Old Swimmin’ Hole (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
Oh! the old swimmin'-hole! whare the crick so still and deep Looked like a baby-river that was laying half asleep, And the ...
An Old Sweetheart Of Mine (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
As one who cons at evening o'er an album all alone,And muses on the faces of the friends that he ...
The Happy Little Cripple (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
I'm thist a little cripple boy, an' never goin' to growAn' get a great big man at all!--'cause Aunty told ...
Dead Selves (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
How many of my selves are dead? The ghosts of many haunt me: Lo,The baby in the tiny bedWith rockers on, ...
The Book Of Joyous Children (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
Bound and bordered in leaf-green, Edged with trellised buds and flowers And glad Summer-gold, with clean White and purple morning-glories Such as suit the ...
Dead Leaves (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
DAWNAs though a gipsy maiden with dim look, Sat crooning by the roadside of the year, So, Autumn, in thy strangeness, thou ...
“Johnson’s Boy” (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
The world is turned ag'in' me, And people says, "They guessThat nothin' else is in me But pure maliciousness!"I git the blame ...
“Hik-Tee-Dik!” (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
THE WAR-CRY OF BILLY AND BUDDY When two little boys--renowned but for noise-- Hik-tee-dik! Billy and Buddy!-- May hurt a whole school, and ...
No Boy Knows (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
There are many things that boys may know-- Why this and that are thus and so,-- Who made the world in the ...
The Lugubrious Whing-Whang (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
The rhyme o' The Raggedy Man's 'at's bestIs Tickle me, Love, in these Lonesome Ribs,--'Cause that-un's the strangest of all ...
Elmer Brown (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
Awf'lest boy in this-here town Er anywheres is Elmer Brown! He'll mock you--yes, an' strangers, too, An' make a face an' yell at ...
By Any Other Name (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
First the teacher called the roll, Clos't to the beginnin', "Addeliney Bowersox!" Set the school a-grinnin'. Wintertime, and stingin'-cold When the session took up-- Cold as ...
Song (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
"Why do I sing--Tra-la-la-la-la! Glad as a King?--Tra-la-la-la-la! Well, since you ask,-- I have such a pleasant task, I can not help but sing! "Why ...
The Rain (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
I. The rain! the rain! the rain! It gushed from the skies and streamed Like awful tears; and the sick man thought How pitiful ...
The Penalty Of Genius (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
"When little 'Pollus Morton he's A-go' to speak a piece, w'y, nen The Teacher smiles an' says 'at she's Most proud, of all ...
Some Scattering Remarks Of Bub’s (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
Wunst I looked our pepper-box lidAn' cut little pie-dough biscuits, I did,And cooked 'em on our stove one dayWhen our ...
Dusk (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
The frightened herds of clouds across the skyTrample the sunshine down, and chase the dayInto the dusky forest-lands of grayAnd ...
The Old Swimmin’-Hole (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
OH! the old swimmin'-hole! whare the crick so still and deep Looked like a baby-river that was laying half asleep, ...