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POEMS BY CLARA A. MERRILL
RURAL DELIGHT
The farmer in the early spring
Plants fields of yellow corn—
How cheerily we hear him sing
While out in the dews of morn!
All thro' the long, bright Summer
He works among the grain;
And sees the tender corn blades grow
Strengthen'd by sun and rain.
Plants fields of yellow corn—
How cheerily we hear him sing
While out in the dews of morn!
All thro' the long, bright Summer
He works among the grain;
And sees the tender corn blades grow
Strengthen'd by sun and rain.
He sees with pride the yellow silk
Around the corn-cob curled,—
Oh, the jolly, jolly farmer
Is the happiest chap in the world.
How the cows do love, at supper time
To eat the sweet corn meal!
How eager are they for their share
As the farmers dip and deal.
Around the corn-cob curled,—
Oh, the jolly, jolly farmer
Is the happiest chap in the world.
How the cows do love, at supper time
To eat the sweet corn meal!
How eager are they for their share
As the farmers dip and deal.
The dairy maid with honest pride
Beams, as with joy she sees
The shelves that she with skill has piled
With butter and with cheese.
Beams, as with joy she sees
The shelves that she with skill has piled
With butter and with cheese.
