D E B R I S

SELECTIONS FROM POEMS

BY MADGE MORRIS

SACRAMENTO
H. S. CROCKER & CO., PRINTERS
1881.

To the one who, reading, may fancy—
With a kindly thought for me—
There's a grain of gold in its driftings,
I dedicate this "Debris."

CONTENTS

[ PREFACE. ] [ MYSTERY OF CARMEL ] [ WASTED HOURS. ] [ ROCKING THE BABY. ] [ "I DON'T CARE." ] [ A STAINED LILY. ] [ A VALENTINE ] [ WHICH ONE ] [ LIFE'S WAY ] [ UNCLE SAM'S SOLILOQUY. ] [ NAY, DO NOT ASK. ] [ A PICTURE. ] [ HANG UP YOUR STOCKING. ] [ OPENING THE GATE FOR PAPA. ] [ WHITE HONEYSUCKLE ] [ ESTRANGEMENT. ] [ BRING FLOWERS. ] [ GOOD-BYE. ] [ IN THE TWILIGHT. ] [ HOME. ] [ WHY? ] [ OUT IN THE COLD. ] [ TO JENNIE. ] [ WATCHING THE SHADOWS. ] [ I GIVE THEE BACK THY HEART. ] [ LIGHT BEYOND. ] [ A NEGLECTED "WOMAN'S RIGHT." ] [ WOULD YOU CARE? ] [ A THOUGHT OF HEAVEN. ] [ CONSOLANCE. ] [ WHEN THE ROSES GO. ] [ THE DIFFERENCE. ] [ BEWARE. ] [ A REGRET. ] [ "IT IS LIFE TO DIE." ] [ O, SPEAK IT NOT. ] [ A SHATTERED IDOL. ] [ POOR LITTLE JOE. ] [ FATE. ] [ THE GHOSTS IN THE HEART. ] [ ONLY A TRAMP. ] [ PUT FLOWERS ON MY GRAVE. ] [ OLD AUNT LUCY. ] [ UNSPOKEN WORDS. ] [ O! TAKE AWAY YOUR FLOWERS. ] [ RAIN. ] [ I LOVE HIM FOR HIS EYES. ] [ ONLY. ] [ SOMEBODY'S BABY'S DEAD. ] [ THE WITHERED ROSEBUD. ] [ MY SHIPS HAVE COME FROM SEA. ]

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PREFACE.