A man and woman wish for a child. One winter they decide to create a snow child, and are shocked to see their creation miraculously come to life. They treat the child, Snowflake, as their own and shower her with love and affection. Unfortunately the arrival of spring brings changes that cause unhappiness.
"Wen I git up in de mo’nin’ an’ de clouds is big an’ black,"
One dignity delays for all
The natural beauty of the Tamiami Trail is described.
A poem about the ringing of the bells in a Flemish belfry
A poem about violence and war.
The author imagines the life and hardships experienced by the deceased.
"Thou wouldst be loved?—then let thy heart"
The grass so little has to do, —
A princess dreams of her husband-to-be and his death.
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
The moon cast an eery glow over the landscape of St. Augustine.
Tired with all these for restful death I cry
I started early, took my dog
The adventures of the angel fish are imagined.
When my love swears that she is made of truth
Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy
Sunset transforms the tropical landscape.
For saving the daughter of the snake king, a man receives the gift of understanding the language of the beasts and becomes wiser because of this.
After stopping in the Capa Blanca Islands to procure provisions, Doctor Dolittle and his crew find an unusual place to rest.
The Florida Landscape changes as sunrise moves to sunset.
The Toyman makes the three children whistles from a weeping willow and they serve as a bird call for Orioles.