Poems

TRUTH'S ANSWER

Myrtle G. Egan

In loneliness and anguishMy heart cried out to Thee:"I thought Truth's way was easy,Unfettered, calm, and free.

HIS GIFT

Ruth A. Chapin

As children will, first time to circus brought,Believe themselves in present paradise,Dazzle from splendor out of shoddy wrought,Find quintessential truth in barkers' lies,

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MY WORK

Ethel Louise Bennett

I do not work for personsIn a building of iron and stone;My service is not measuredIn the number of things I own.

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THE READING ROOM

Olive Thompson

I entered , knowing that my need was met;That He who hears before we call had heard.

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RESURRECTION

Helen M. Mullin

The day was gray, my heart was sad.

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QUIET DEPARTURE

Myrtle Daugherty

Let me depart in quiet thought.

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ANNUAL MEETING

Lillian Turner Marks

A holy hush fell on this holy ground.

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The storm was over and the rains had ceased;Dark, lowering clouds had risen to disperse,And I walked out into the sweet, cool airLost in deep thought, and unawareOf nature's beauty round the countryside.