The Maples by Katherine Cary Place If there’s one thing grand to see,It’s a strong and sturdy tree,Standing proud mid sky and breeze,Armies of cool, fragrant trees,The lovely cypress, tender green,Along a marsh land can be seen,And slender pine, where breezes blow,Dropping their perfume here below.The mighty oak, king of the land,Stretched giant branches, cool… Read More The Maples by Katherine Cary Place

THE GREAT ADVENTURE by Katherine Cary Place The woods are turning gorgeous hues, The birds have flown away,And a touch of winter cold is in the air, Another autumn’s with us,And another summer gone. Again we’re looking forward,To the springtime bright and fair. No matter how old in years we have grown,Nor how many winters… Read More THE GREAT ADVENTURE by Katherine Cary Place

THE BEACH REST by Katherine Cary PlaceWe meet at the rest By the side of the seaAnd old or new friend Whichever they beWe visit and laugh Tell a story of twoAnd shuffle the cards Just as old comrades doIt’s pathetic to see them So crippled and oldBut their salt of the earth Their hearts… Read More THE BEACH REST by Katherine Cary Place

THE LILLY by Katherine Cary PlaceDown in the city, close to the river. Where poverty, squalor and crime are rife,Close to the bank where the mud is blackest, A tiny leaflet sprang to life.The warm spring rains, the soft spring sunshine, The gentle winds and morning dew:Each helped it struggle to glorious promise, Till a… Read More THE LILLY by Katherine Cary Place

THE FOLKS BACK HOME by Katherine Cary PlaceIt is great out here where I am, There are flowers everywhere,There’s a fragrance wafted on the breeze, Like a softly spoken prayer.The grass is green and cool, And all the sky is blue,With fleecy clouds a’moving, And the suns a’shining throughBright birds are gaily singing, When first… Read More THE FOLKS BACK HOME by Katherine Cary Place

SONGS OF PRAISE by Katherine Cary PlaceUp on the top of a tall pine tree, The cardinal sang to the sun,This is a wonderful place to be, And oh, the glory that I can see,From the bough I am sitting on.The willow tree on the river bank,Rustles its leaves of green,Oh this wonderful place to… Read More SONGS OF PRAISE by Katherine Cary Place

SOMETHING IS WRONG by Katherine Cary Place Something is wrong at our house, Something big and sad,We have lost the art of smiling, The art to make one glad.The sky is blue as ever, And Sweeter the thrushes song,But out at the place that we call home, There is something decidedly wrong.Out here it’s fine,… Read More SOMETHING IS WRONG by Katherine Cary Place

SI PERKINS WEDDING DAY by Katherine Cary PlaceSi Perkins was a farmer, A bachelor old was SI,He vowed he’d never marry, There ain’t no reason to try,For any woman old or young, Or rich or poor said he,With all their winnin’ ways, That will ever capture me.I own this farm and, I have saved a… Read More SI PERKINS WEDDING DAY by Katherine Cary Place

LITTLE PERIWINKLE PINK by Katherine Cary PlaceSay, what do you think?I know a little girl called Periwinkle Pink.The last time I saw her, she was tiny as could be,And the Red Bird that lives in my tall pine tree said,“Last night when she went to bed, he peeked in her window”.That is what he said,And… Read More LITTLE PERIWINKLE PINK by Katherine Cary Place

PENNSYLVANIA TOURIST IN FLORIDA by Katherine Cary PlaceWhen we are all a’touring,Down in sunny Florida.We leave all cares and troubles,‘Way back home where they belong.We see your orange and grapefruit groves,Your beaches and your land,While we go touring on.Chorus:We are all from PennsylvaniaWe are all from PennsylvaniaWe are all from PennsylvaniaThat good old Keystone States.We… Read More PENNSYLVANIA TOURIST IN FLORIDA by Katherine Cary Place