IN THE LAND OF FANCY
Never a cloud to darken the blue,
Never a flower to lose its hue,
Never a friend to prove untrue
In the beautiful land of fancy.
Never a joy to turn to pain,
Never a hope to die or wane,
Never a boon we may not gain
In the beautiful land of fancy.
Never a heart turns false or cold,
Never a face grows gray or old,
Never a love we may not hold
In the beautiful land of fancy.
All of life that we crave or miss,
(The world denies us half its bliss),
Free, untrammelled, we have in this—
In the beautiful land of fancy.
A COLLECTION OF POEMS.
By J. R. HENDERSON, Riley, Wisconsin.
Copyright, 1896, by the Author.
We give here a selection of "Neighborhood Verse," such as may achieve much local fame and really may make life more worth living.
A NUPTIAL SALUTATION
Neighbors and friends, we have met today,
At the home of Jimmie Clow,
To see his daughter Mary give her hand away,
And take the marriage vow.