Poems by James Whitcomb Riley
Jim
... He says, "When God made Jim, I bet you He didn't do anything else that day ...
A Prospective Visit
... and they saw Him look away, and his lips purse and draw ...
Waitin' Fer The Cat To Die
... When you're growed up twic't as mean! ...
Leedle Dutch Baby
... Dot's der because dot he aind veaned yet--! ...
An Old Year's Address
... "I have trimmed all my corns with the blade of the moon ...
Doc Sifers
... Glenn. And they "consulted" on the case, and claimed she'd haf to die,-- ...
While The Musician Played
... While here the eddies lisped and purled ...
Just To Be Good
... To let the thirst for worldly power and place ...
Dreamer, Say
... Where the palm-trees, lifting their shields of green, ...
How It Happened
... She 'd come, and leave her housework, far to be'p out little Jane, ...
Old Aunt Mary's
... Where the swinging-shelves and the crocks were kept-- ...
Right Here At Home
... -- We know _its_ ways aint _our_ ways--so we'll stay ...
"Them Old Cherry Words"
... -- "Boys," he'd say, "and you girls, too, ...
The Quiet Lodger
... Who prayed, 'they know not what they do!'" ...
Job Work
... When their fingers kissed the strings ...
