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"THERE'S A BOWER OF BEAN VINES" BY PHOEBE CARY There's a bower of bean vines in Benjamin's yard, And the cabbages grow round it, planted for greens; In the time of my childhood 'twas terribly hard To bend down the bean poles, and pick off the beans. THERE'S A BOWER OF BEAN VINES BY PHOEBEE CAREY THERE'S A BOWER OF BEAN VINES IN BENJAMIN'S YARD AND THE CABBAGES GROW ROUND IT PLANTED FOR GREENS IN THE TIME OF MY CHILDHOOD TWIST TERRIBLY HARD TO BEND DOWN THE BEAN POOLS AND PICK OFF THE BEANS
f the How and Why! Ah, the Thingness flying From the Hereness, sighing For a love undying That fain would die! Ah, the Ifness sadd'ning, The Whichness madd'ning, And the But ungladd'ning, That lie behind! When the signless token Of love is broken In the speech unspoken Of mind to mind! But the mind perceiveth When the spirit grieveth, And the heart relieveth Itself of woe; And the doubt-mists lifted From the eyes love-gifted Are rent and rifted In the warmer glow. In the inner Me, love, As I turn to thee, love, I seem to see, love, No Ego there. But the Meness dead, love, The Theeness fled, love, And born instead, love, An Usness rare! THE MEETING BY S. E. KISER One day, in Paradise, Two angels, beaming, strolled Along the amber walk that lies Beside the street of gold. At last they met and gazed Into each other's eyes, Then dropped their harps, amazed, And stood in mute surprise. And other angels came, And, as they lingered near, Heard both at once exclaim: "Say, how did you get here?  SECTION THIRTY FOUR OF THE WIT AND HUMOR OF AMERICA VOLUME TEN THIS IS A LIVER BOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERPOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JOYCE COUCH
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