The Melody of Earth, selected and arranged

About this eBook

Compiler

Richards, Waldo, Mrs., -1927

Title

The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets

Credits

Produced by Charlene Taylor, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Subject

Gardens -- Poetry

Category

Text

eBook-No.

38438

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38438

Release Date

December 30, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE MELODY OF EARTH — AN ANTHOLOGY OF GARDEN AND NATURE POEMS FROM PRESENT-DAY POETS
2. 2.SELECTED AND ARRANGED BY MRS. WALDO RICHARDS
3. 3.FOREWORD
4. 4.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.WITHIN GARDEN WALLS — EARTH — THE FURROW — "THERE IS STRENGTH IN THE SOIL" — IN THE WOMB — PUTTING IN THE SEED — THE WHISPER OF EARTH — "WITHIN THE GARDEN THERE IS HEALTHFULNESS" — IN A GARDEN — A SHOWER — THE RAIN — THE DEWS — SONNET — CHARM: TO BE SAID IN THE SUN — THE DIALS — TO A NEW SUNDIAL — THE FOUNTAIN
7. 7.THE PAGEANTRY OF GARDENS — THE BIRTH OF THE FLOWERS — THE WELCOME — THE JOY OF THE SPRINGTIME — SPRING — PRIMAVERA — THE GREEN O' THE SPRING — AN APRIL MORNING — "WITH MEMORIES AND ODORS" — APRIL RAIN — WHILE APRIL RAIN WENT BY — SPRING — APRIL WEATHER — DAFFODILS — THE CROCUS FLAME — THE EARLY GODS — A TULIP GARDEN — TULIPS — A WHITE IRIS — MAY IS BUILDING HER HOUSE — THE MAGNOLIA — "GO DOWN TO KEW IN LILAC-TIME" — BEYOND — JUNE — JUNE RAPTURE — COLUMBINES — THE MORNING-GLORY — THE BLOSSOMY BARROW — LARKSPUR — THE JULY GARDEN — "MID-SUMMER BLOOMS WITHIN OUR QUIET GARDEN-WAYS" — POPPIES — THE GARDEN IN AUGUST — SUN, CARDINAL, AND CORN FLOWERS — SUNFLOWERS — THE END OF SUMMER — A LATE WALK — COLOR NOTES — THE GOLDEN BOWL — THE AUTUMN ROSE — INDIAN SUMMER — "FROST TO-NIGHT" — NOVEMBER NIGHT — THE SNOW-GARDENS — A SONG FOR WINTER
8. 8.WINGS AND SONG — "I MEANT TO DO MY WORK TO-DAY" — THE HUMMINGBIRD — SPRING SONG — NIGHTINGALES — THE GOLDFINCH — KINFOLK — A MOCKING-BIRD — THE CARDINAL-BIRD — YELLOW WARBLERS — WITCHERY — THE SPRING BEAUTIES — THE MOCKING-BIRD — THE MESSENGER — FIREFLIES — JULY MIDNIGHT — THE CRICKET IN THE PATH — REST AT NOON — ORDER — THE NIGHT-MOTH — THE BUTTERFLY — THE SECRET
9. 9.THE GARDENS OF YESTERDAY — THE GARDEN — OLD HOMES — A PURITAN LADY'S GARDEN — THE OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN — A COLONIAL GARDEN — IN MY MOTHER'S GARDEN — TO THE SWEETWILLIAM — ROSE-GERANIUM — FOUR O'CLOCKS — ASKING FOR ROSES — THE OLD BROCADE — STAIRWAYS AND GARDENS — OLD MOTHERS
10. 10.PASTURES AND HILLSIDES — SONG FROM "APRIL" — THE ROAD TO THE POOL — THE WILD ROSE — UP A HILL AND A HILL — THE JOYS OF A SUMMER MORNING — SOUTH WIND — TO A WEED — THE PASTURE — THE THISTLE — CLOVER — WILD GARDENS — THE DANDELION — JOE-PYEWEED — TO A DAISY — A SOFT DAY — ARBUTUS — JEWEL-WEED — THE WALL — BOULDERS — AFTERNOON ON A HILL — THE GOLDEN-ROD — THE PATH THAT LEADS TO NOWHERE
11. 11.LOVERS AND ROSES — THE MESSAGE — "WHERE LOVE IS LIFE" — THE TIME OF ROSES — LOVE PLANTED A ROSE — THE GARDEN — CLOUD AND FLOWER — PROGRESS — "BUT WE DID WALK IN EDEN" — A GARDEN-PIECE — "HOW MANY FLOWERS ARE GENTLY MET" — WITH A ROSE, TO BRUNHILDE — "MY SOUL IS LIKE A GARDEN-CLOSE" — A DREAM — THE ROSE — PRAYER — IN A GARDEN — A SONG OF FAIRIES — A SONG TO BELINDA — SWEETHEART-LADY — HEART'S GARDEN — A ROSE LOVER — SONNET — A SONG IN A GARDEN — "IT WAS JUNE IN THE GARDEN" — TWO ROSES — ROSES — HER GARDEN — ÆRE PERENNIUS — EVER THE SAME — THE MESSAGE — TELL-TALE — DA THIEF — RESULTS AND ROSES
12. 12.UNDERNEATH THE BOUGH — MIRACLE — THE AWAKENING — SHADE — SELECTION FROM "UNDER THE TREES" — A GARDEN FRIEND — A LADY OF THE SNOWS — THE TREE — "LOVELIEST OF TREES" — THE SPIRIT OF THE BIRCH — FAMILY TREES — IDEALISTS — "DRAW CLOSER, O YE TREES" — TREES — THE TREES — THE POPLARS — TREES
13. 13.THE LOST GARDENS OF THE HEART — AS IN A ROSE-JAR — IN AN OLD GARDEN — THE GARDEN OF DREAMS — HOMESICK — THE WAYS OF TIME — A MIDSUMMER GARDEN — THE WHITE ROSE — A HAUNTED GARDEN — THE DUSTY HOUR-GLASS — THE SONG OF WANDERING AENGUS — THE THREE CHERRY TREES — OLD GARDENS — THE BLOOMING OF THE ROSE — THE GARDEN OF MNEMOSYNE — BALLADE OF THE DREAMLAND ROSE — THE FLOWERS OF JUNE — IN MEMORY'S GARDEN — SERENADE — "WHAT HEART BUT FEARS A FRAGRANCE?" — YEARS AFTERWARD — AUTUMNAL — "OH, TELL ME HOW MY GARDEN GROWS" — HER GARDEN — THE LITTLE GHOST — ROSES IN THE SUBWAY
14. 14.THE GARDEN OVER-SEAS — A GARDEN PRAYER — IN THE GARDEN-CLOSE AT MEZRA — THE CACTUS — THE WHITE PEACOCK — AT ISOLA BELLA — THE FOUNTAIN — THE CHAMPA FLOWER — IN AN EGYPTIAN GARDEN — EVENING IN OLD JAPAN — REFLECTIONS — IN THE GARDEN — THE DESERTED GARDEN — A ROMAN GARDEN — COMO IN APRIL — AN EXILE'S GARDEN — THE CLOISTER GARDEN AT CERTOSA — A GARDEN IN VENICE — IN A GARDEN OF GRANADA — AMIEL'S GARDEN — EDEN-HUNGER — THE GARDEN AT BEMERTON — IN AN OXFORD GARDEN
15. 15.THE HOMELY GARDEN — "GRANDMOTHER'S GATHERING BONESET" — A BREATH OF MINT — A SELLER OF HERBS — LAVENDER — DAWN IN MY GARDEN — THE PROUD VEGETABLES — THE CHOICE — THOUGHTS FER THE DISCURAGED FARMER — GRACE FOR GARDENS
16. 16.SILVER BELLS AND COCKLE SHELLS — PLANTING — SPRING PATCHWORK — BABY'S VALENTINE — BABY SEED SONG — RAIN IN THE NIGHT — A LITTLE GIRL'S SONGS — WHEN SWALLOWS BUILD — SPRING PLANTING — IF I COULD DIG LIKE A RABBIT — THE LITTLE GOD — DAISIES — THE ANXIOUS FARMER — OVER THE GARDEN WALL — THE FLOWERPHONE — THE FAITHLESS FLOWERS — THE FLOWER-SCHOOL — IRIS FLOWERS — IF I WERE A FAIRY — FRINGED GENTIANS — THE SCISSORS-MAN
17. 17.THE GARDEN OF LIFE — GOD'S GARDEN — "THE LORD GOD PLANTED A GARDEN" — THE LILIES — BARTER — SONNET — THE TILLING — SAFE — SORROW IN A GARDEN — MOTH-FLOWERS — ALCHEMY — FLOWERS IN THE DARK — WELCOME — THE CHILD IN THE GARDEN — A WONDER GARDEN — FROM A CAR-WINDOW — SONG OF THE WEARY TRAVELLER — COBWEBS — BLIND — HERB OF GRACE — BEFORE MARY OF MAGDALA CAME — CONSCIENCE — ROSA MYSTICA — THE MYSTERY — THE ROSE — FOR THESE — SAMUEL GARDNER — SEEDS — "LORD, I ASK A GARDEN" — MY FLOWER-ROOM — "VESTURED AND VEILED WITH TWILIGHT" — THE FRUIT GARDEN PATH — WOOD SONG — A PRAYER — THE PHILOSOPHER'S GARDEN
18. 18.INDEX OF TITLES
19. 19.INDEX OF AUTHORS

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