SONNETS OF A BUDDING BARD

CONTENTS

LINES WROTE IN SCHOOL WHILST I SHOULDST HAVE BEEN STUDYIN’ MY LESSON

THOUGHTS THOUGHT WHILST THINKIN’ ABOUT MARY AND HER PET LAMB

LINES WROTE WHILST THINKIN’ ABOUT HOW PA ACTS WHEN DRESSIN’ UP

LINES WROTE WHILST REALIZIN’ WE OUGHTST TO BE KIND TO DUMB BRUTES

SONNET WROTE WHILST THINKIN’ OF OUR PARENTS IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN

LINES WROTE WHILST SMARTIN’ FROM PUNISHMENT RECEIVED FOR LYIN’

THOUGHTS THOUGHT ABOUT MA’S NOTIONS REGARDIN’ LOVE AND HOUSE-KEEPIN’

THOUGHTS THOUGHT WHILST THINKIN’ OF PEARY ON A HOT SUMMER DAY

THOUGHTS THOUGHT WHILST THINKIN’ OF A THANKSGIVIN’ DAY TURKEY

SONNET WROTE WHILST THINKIN’ OF MY SISTER MAYMIE’S HOMELY BEAU

LINES WROTE WHILST RECOVERIN’ FROM AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A HORNET

LINES WROTE ON A SUMMER DAY WHILST THINKIN’ OF A SODA-FOUNTAIN

LINES WROTE AFTER BEIN’ SCOLDED FOR NOT DOIN’ AS CHILDREN USED TO

LINES WROTE ON READIN’ HOW CLEOPATRA MADE MEN ACT VERY FOOLISH

SONNET WROTE WHILST THINKIN’ WHAT I WOULDST DO WITH CARNEGIE’S GOLD

SOME THOUGHTS THOUGHT WHILST HAVIN’ TO BATHE IN A BATH-TUB

LINES WROTE IN SCHOOL WHILST THROWIN’ GLANCES AT SUSAN SANDERSON

THOUGHTS THOUGHT WHILST MOWIN’ THE LAWN ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON

SONNET WROTE ON THE FLY-LEAF OF MY GRAMMAR DURIN’ SCHOOL HOURS

THOUGHTS THOUGHT ON HEARIN’ FOLKS FIND FAULT WITH THE WEATHER

LINES WROTE AFTER SEEIN’ SHAKESPEARE’S HAMLET FROM AN UPPER GALLERY

SONNET WROTE WHILST RETROSPECTIVELY CONTEMPLATIN’ MY FIRST CIGAR

SONNET WROTE WHILST THINKIN’ ABOUT A VACATION SPENT ON A FARM

LINES COMPOSED AFTER SEEIN’ A BOOK FULL OF BYRON’S LOVE LETTERS

SONNET WROTE AFTER HEARIN’ A YOUTH ORATIN’ ABOUT “CASABIANCA”