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,"
A short story about a robin who flies north in the springtime, builds a nest for his mate, and migrates south for the winter.
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, —
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.
This book tells the story of a wood-mouse named Mrs. Tittlemouse and her efforts to keep her house in order despite numerous unwanted visitors.
A princess dreams of her husband-to-be and his death.
The Toyman makes the three children whistles from a weeping willow and they serve as a bird call for Orioles.
Your riches taught me poverty.