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New York U609 USA ^= (716) 482 - 03OO - Phone =^ (716) 288 - 5989 - Fo« S yU CANADIAN S S NORTHLAND S i JAMES ALBERT GREEN ■ / y mm^r^i^^SK VKRSES OF Tllli: CANADIAN NOHTHLAND JAM1> ALBllHT GREEN v^y •'■ ^ ^lr c I I WniriO llirso vorsc's hocause I lovf llir I'ar places of llu* iiorlli. riiry an- a part of m\ life. \ii(l I liopi' 111) f[i(Mi(ls will read I hem for w lial lli<\\ arc jiisl little pictiiir <»f the lakrs, the rivers and thi^ woods .l\M! <.HiJ:\, c: lui-iiinnii • \ co\ti!:nts (irrt'tiri-; to thf VVils Tin* HivfT Th*' hir-olT f'hucs Islands Lac S<'iil LotH'ly L;iki' Thi' Foff'sl Inn Mis'r llit> world (»r hooks and men. 1^ Willi jo\ I ^Tocl the W ildoriicss airaiu. 'I'lit'sc \\(K)(ls, llirsc rocks, tlicsr lakos and rivors clear, riii'\ waili-d for rue all the tedious \(\\r. \\\t'\ know no cliaiiirc. llioc old. old IVicnds ol" iniiuj; riii-N llonrisli in iinniorlal \oiill) di\in(*. Wf (oinc and ^'o- our lilo a litllo sf»an, linl llicy were here wiicn lirsl the world hejian. Onr n^sllcss da\s, onr ni::lils of Inuihlcd sl<'0{) — (loiilrasl llirin with tlicir jov and stillness dcop. TIh'V ^i\c lo all who seek I heir healirif; hahn Their strenj^lh. their freedom, iheir unhonnded calm. nil friends of mine. I i:reet \(mi once a;;ain Let me foriiet the \\(»rld of hooks ;uid men. ^v ■ I rin: i:[\i:i{ 1\/TV CWol'] wrnt down a rivor •^'^ Where lln Ihtine-IIowers i^rew, And woruirous wild red roses \nd the stately iris ])lue. There were ferns in the shadows ( >f the spniee trees I all, And ferns in the niihes Of the river's rocky wall. \nd the rushes in the shallows \\ ith the current ifently swayed, And the wild thing's of the forest I'liey were not a i)it afraid. And the ^'olden-rod was hloomins W here the sunshine came, And there were otluT flowers aplenty That no man knows by name. My canoe went down a river, Oh, the Lord was li^ood to mel All these miracles and heauty; And lie gave me eyes to see. r^ THE FAR-OR PLACES 'T'ln-: far-ofT places thai 1 Une so well, I he lar-ofl j,j;uv.s uilji their solitudes, The lonely rivers and the wide-stretelied woods. Th.; NNid.-slrelrlH-d v i. ulnTein no pathways run, bmilin- and -reeu benrafh Ih.- summer surr ' lar oir J hey are, yet near to me Ihry se«Mn ' Hie shir.injr lake, the forest, and (Ik. .rvstal stream. Amid !he city's noise and rush and -lare, see ihom now serene, arid calm and fair- 1 dream of (hem, I am of (hem a parf- Those far-off pl,'>ee< .hrin.-d wi(hin mv heart. m U II ;i U li — ISI.WI)^ r Hiiys sccrii (o n 10 ijjilcd i >> Wijvcs tliMf (>\or si '>'>\v-isl:nul,>.ll:.k..lhvManuv ||owf;.rh.'VNaslV.M..ho.n.MhisNvan(lmTl>..ia \\|...l..:.v...l H..'s.nnmrr"slu'al, tlu'NMntrrsroUl. Onmanvad.«Ni()iisriv<>rlM^Nvnsl..sl. ,\,ul .i.any a fcrosl-shadod lak.^ h.' .toss.hI. H„l s.na.j: <.f iH'art. lu' presscnl Ins northward way rnbarn.ed, th.m-l. dant:<-rs all alxMil hnn lay. Until at last to this lair lako iKManu' \n(l wrotf his U.n.'ly humor in its nan.o. P.nhamv. h.- lhunt:ht of homo anvas droar ^vith Iradrn >kirs So that the lake seomod sad to his sad cnos. prrchancc, ho was aloiio, nono of his rao<- With ihr f;. miliar spoo«>, \ikI all llic woods are pay with irrrciiors \fn\ in lii(< ^|)l«>ii(lor of IIh' .M'llin<' si ill. \ ^h mmicrin,:: <:oI(lrij |tathway sccriis to run. ( '. I Tin: i()Mi:sTi.\\ I f ' »\\ (lose Mild Mii.ill a room will he ■ ■ W'Ur this I nil ..f (|„. ron'sl Ircc. Tliis pleasant inn (,f tho opou air. With hoii^'hs f..r h.'ils ami n.njrlMvsl faro. When' (I'criial Sninrihr i^ Hie host, And oh. tli(> iriHvK ll,;,t h.- ,an ho'ast. The sun and stars aii lun-st Tree. 17 t-5t ■I 11 ( I 1^, MISSIM\i;i (I I. in:, uh.'ic till' riv.Ts llou luA.ini Hii(ls(j ri Here, 1(H), samo ji sli(»rl M 1^ IV. • rn»\s lli;:lii a\v;iv, ^ »•• nv«'rss«)iilln\;inl Mow (h,. (ir(.;,L DivhK "Fwixt norlli mikI soiitli \ lii(|,. |,, ,„»(' side 'flic riv.Ts woikI Mmr Wiiy t<» hinds of sun. Slt'j) here a pacf. to lands of snow tl rivers wild and (V(»e, (»ni sea to sea. (ireat lakes there are aii<| \nd forests wide that stretch fr lev run. \. oeasy hi^rhwas this, its dan^'ers inniiilnjd. A palhwas for the darin<: ati iis of vore wavs. The Indian trader hntit I'Nl II.. u !„. runs ;. Ili..n.n<;hlv modern st< \n(l )r(* ii>s thing's are not as thev When h (isei 1 to I. s rnaiti stock was Hour and |)ork and t Now. Ii.> has all llic jinicracks from P.road \ii(| hrcakfasi foods f (\i. vvav. Hi rom oatmeal to haled | lav, IS j:oo(ls arrive m no romantic stvh r.\ hark canoes (» er /M;mv a wearv mil( Tl K' railroad l.rinjis them to his \er> door, n' pjtst is deadi Momance is here no more! rori^', wron^d 'I'he present and the past On the far laki's still shines tl Lfiichaiij;ed the rivers north and southward (I itn; one: ic summer sun. 'I'he f( o v\ , orests still in their wild hcani V 'TOW f1 19 r The islands and the rivors are tho same. Jnsl as lliov wore And hoforo lilt' whil*' man cainc; we III oiir caiKH's s till make our wav As did the liulians in the tarliesl da\. Hort.ancc for lis still liv.«s. Vdv.M.liirr loo. As we o'er this old trail onr vsa) pursue. On every |)orla};e path th»' Past we meet. And eaeh old river as a new friend ^reol. Wo fac*' the sunshine and th.' wind and ram We watdi IIh' moon to see it wax an stars across lh<> lieaN<"ns ri(h'! 20 V nvv i)i{i:\M w \wi:, I (i I- nvwu and I heliold A FJmviri- ll.rou-h I'oivsts dark a.ui old To iiieot tho evorlaslinj ear the\ hear lliee ci.inpany. Ml softly wa-: i from out the fers id south Comes its mild wind with kisses in its mouth. The west wind I. lows with ardor lierce and hold \iid woos with passion wild and uncontrolled. His raj:in < louds sends (kn\n his tears in rain. And thus in varying' ways the st-iisons through. These c-ODslanl sjiitors woo and woo and woo. 22 > (I l IV