John Hull Poems

When one from a family is taken
those that are left gather round
and, though their spirits are shaken,
somehow they're more closely bound
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
but it doesn't alleviate worry.
Sitting alone makes one wonder
who should have said they were sorry.
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When young you have an object to which you would aspire

When young you have an object to which you would aspire
and, having reached that object, aims go even higher.
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Chickens!
To help the family budget my Grandmama and me
kept chickens in our garden, for which I'd built a cree.
The eggs each morn she gathered, in her little pail,
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