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Verses for the Lower Grades / 2

Summer is Ending

(A poem for loud and low voices; to be accompanied by the appropriate gestures)

"Summer is ending!" the father bear said,

"In yonder tree hollow I'll build me a bed."

"Summer is ending!" said all the gold weeds,

And so, softly sighing, they scattered their seeds.

"Summer is ending!" the hurricane cried,

Hurling and whirling harsh winds high and wide.

"Summer is ending," said fiery King Sun,

"My flame must grow fainter, then fade out to none!"

Jack Frost 

Jack Frost crept into my room,

Though the windows were shut tight;

Painting pictures on each pane,

Weaving worlds of glimmering ice.

Glowing on the gleaming glass,

Frosty flowers, snowy trees,

Crystal castles, icy grass--

Jack Frost painted all of these.

When the morning's rosy rays

Showed the power of the Sun,

Jack Frost laughingly erased

All the work that he had done!

Adventsong

(To be recited while walking in a spiral) 

In the deep and dark wood's heart

Where moans the North Wind cold,

You will find a sun-filled cave

When you walk a spiral road.

Shimmering stars will sing above

To the crystals that glitter below,

While you draw your light from a flame so bright

Bringing warmth to the sparkling snow.

Late Winter, Early Spring 

Busy gnomes chip away

At the winter's hard ground,

So that bulbs may burst forth

And spring's beauty abound.

In the woods, damp and dark,

They must labor below

Crooked roots and cold stones,

Pushing stalks through the snow.

Undines melt snow until

Water can flow again,

Filling the leaves growing

Green with spring rain.

Sylphs, they are dreaming

Of winds softly streaming

Through petals all yellow

And purple and blue.

Some Vowels and Consonants

 M       

'Midst the mountains' melting snows,

Murmuring breezes meekly blow;

But mighty winds among the vales

Meet mists that move o'er marshes pale

A,E,I  

The sun shines in his heart,

The sun's rays make him brave;

He leads a steed as fleet as thought,

From fire and ice he's saved.

B 

Be brave, Snow White!

Be bold, Rose Red!

The bear all burly brown

Will soon become the bearer

Of a bright and beauteous crown!

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