January 4, I935 The Commonweal z77 Happy will be the men who will find jobs in this big public works scheme; they will be earning money again. And the government is anxious to [get away from...
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To One Grown Foreign You would corrode our memories With bitterness, And shrink my soul To your dimension; Well, laugh to scorn The hopes We once held higher Than this plane Of crass...
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Who Wants Tof Who wants to be wise, Renowned as a sage, Since wisdom like wine, Only ripens with age? Le Baron...
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Passing Incident Swiftly we pass Without a sign That we once pledged ourselves Forever friends; So beauty ends. No thanks, I decline Pressed flowers under glass. LB BARON...
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158 THE COMMONWEAL June 12, 1929 Columbine looked in the eyes of the poet. Her voice was vibrant and tremulous as the strings she had the moment before been softly stroking. Said Columbine: "...
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i86 THE COMMONWEAL December 23, 1925 POEMS "They Also Called Me Carpenter' Once, on a night of stars, I was aroused By Someone speaking close beside my bed. "Consider," said the Voice, "how...
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