Then blossomed with its comfort sweet,

Promised that some day we should meet

And whispered to us: "He knows best."

And when our bitter tears were dried,

We found our faith was glorified.

[Pg 11]

[Pg 11]

THE CALL

I must get out to the woods again, to the whispering tree, and the birds a-wing,

Away from the haunts of pale-faced men, to the spaces wide where strength is king;

I must get out where the skies are blue and the air is clean and the rest is sweet,

Out where there's never a task to do or a goal to reach or a foe to meet.

I must get out on the trails once more that wind through shadowy haunts and cool,

Away from the presence of wall and door, and see myself in a crystal pool;

I must get out with the silent things, where neither laughter nor hate is heard,

Where malice never the humblest stings and no one is hurt by a spoken word.

Oh, I've heard the call of the tall white pine, and heard the call of the running brook;

I'm tired of the tasks which each day are mine, I'm weary of reading a printed book;

I want to get out of the din and strife, the clang and clamor of turning wheel,

And walk for a day where life is life, and the joys are true and the pictures real.

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