All Poems
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The Incarnation
© Knox Isa Craig
Not in cloud and not in thunder,Filling all the world with wonder, Came to earth the Lord of earth;But with helpless cries and tears,Mid a mother's pains and fears, Entered by the gate of birth.
Upon Julia's Clothes
© Knox Edmund George Valpy
["Toy dogs with coats to match their owner's furs were afeature of the recent show at the Horticultural Hall."Daily Press.]
The Obstructionist
© Knox Edmund George Valpy
She was not built upon a beauteous plan; I did not like her face or features much,The lady who was talking to the man Behind the little hutch.
Two Canadian Memorials
© Rudyard Kipling
We giving all gained all. Neither lament us nor praise.Only in all things recall, It is Fear, not Death that slays.
A Servant
© Rudyard Kipling
We were together since the War began.He was my servant--and the better man.
An Only Son
© Rudyard Kipling
I have slain none except my Mother. She(Blessing her slayer) died of grief for me.
McAndrew's Hymn
© Rudyard Kipling
Lord, Thou hast made this world below the shadow of a dream,An', taught by time, I tak' it so--exceptin' always Steam
How the Camel Got his Hump
© Rudyard Kipling
The Camel's hump is an ugly lump Which well you may see at the Zoo;But uglier yet is the hump we get From having too little to do.
Gentlemen-Rankers
© Rudyard Kipling
To the legion of the lost ones, to the cohort of the damned, To my brethren in their sorrow overseas,Sings a gentleman of England cleanly bred, machinely crammed, And a trooper of the Empress, if you please
The Woodlouse
© King Edith L. M.
The woodlouse looks as if he were A mediæval knight,Who's found it wiser not to keep His armour very bright.
To a Kaffir Baby
© King Edith L. M.
Kaffir baby, Kaffir baby, Going to the kraal,Are you really comfortable Hanging in your shrawl?
Thunder at Night
© King Edith L. M.
Drop, drop, splash, splash, A vivid flashThat rends the dark asunder;
The Centipede
© King Edith L. M.
I've often watched you, centipede,And I can't think howeverYou manage those long rows of feet --You must be very clever.
Cattle in Trucks
© King Edith L. M.
Poor cows, poor sheep,I weep, I weepTo see you packed so tight;While nought you knowOf where you goBy empty day and night.
The Pessimist
© Benjamin Franklin King
Nothing to do but work, Nothing to eat but food,Nothing to wear but clothes To keep one from going nude.
Injun Summah
© Benjamin Franklin King
De Injun summah's comin',De bees is all froo hummin',De watah-mellon thumbin' Has passed long time ago
