INVITATIONBy William Carlos WilliamsYou who had the senseto choose me such a mother,you who had the indifferenceto...

IF I SHOULD DIE TO-NIGHTBy Belle E. SmithIF I should die to-night,My friends would look upon my quiet faceBefore...

THE INWARD MORNINGBy Henry D. ThoreauPacked in my mind lie all the clothesWhich outward nature wears,And in its ...

IF SPIRITS WALKBy Sophie JewettIF spirits walk, love, when the night climbs slowThe slant footpath where we were...

IT IS TIME TO BEGIN TO CONCLUDEBy A. H. LaidlawYe Parsons, desirous all sinners to save,And to make each a pri...

IF—By Rudyard KiplingIf you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you;If yo...

THE IVY GREENBy Charles DickensOH, a dainty plant is the Ivy green,That creepeth o’er ruins old!Of right choice...

IN AUGUSTBy Babette DeutschHEAT urges secret odors from the grass.Blunting the edge of silence, crickets shrill.Win...

JENNY KISSED MEBy Leigh HuntJENNY kiss’d me when we met,Jumping from the chair she sat in;Time, you thief, who...

JUST THINK!By Robert ServiceJust think! some night the stars will gleamUpon a cold, grey stone,And trace a name ...