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Poem
March 5, 1904
The Progress
Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
The poem addresses little girls, boys, maidens, and laborers, urging them to brighten the world and aid the weak through smiles and joyful hearts, emphasizing that their help is needed despite limitations.
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THEIR HELP.
O little girl, O little girl
What is there you can do
To make the world a brighter world,
The sky a fairer blue?
Your little hands are frail. but still
Your help is needed while
You may sometimes look in some face
Where sorrow is, and smile.
O little boy, O little boy,
How may you help along—
How help to lift the weak ones up
And leave less room for wrong?
Your knowledge is but meager, yet
Your help is needed while
You have the heart to shout for joy
And look up with a smile.
O maiden fair. O maiden fair.
How may you help the weak?
How may you bring the color to
The drudge's pallid cheek?
Though you may not have gold to give,
Your aid is needed while
The weary and the sick at heart
May see you sweetly smile.
O you that toil from day to day
For few rewards and small,
How may you help to make the world
A brighter world for all?
Though driven hard and sorely pressed,
Your help is needed while
It may be known sometimes that still
You have the heart to smile.
-S. E. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
O little girl, O little girl
What is there you can do
To make the world a brighter world,
The sky a fairer blue?
Your little hands are frail. but still
Your help is needed while
You may sometimes look in some face
Where sorrow is, and smile.
O little boy, O little boy,
How may you help along—
How help to lift the weak ones up
And leave less room for wrong?
Your knowledge is but meager, yet
Your help is needed while
You have the heart to shout for joy
And look up with a smile.
O maiden fair. O maiden fair.
How may you help the weak?
How may you bring the color to
The drudge's pallid cheek?
Though you may not have gold to give,
Your aid is needed while
The weary and the sick at heart
May see you sweetly smile.
O you that toil from day to day
For few rewards and small,
How may you help to make the world
A brighter world for all?
Though driven hard and sorely pressed,
Your help is needed while
It may be known sometimes that still
You have the heart to smile.
-S. E. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Helping Others
Smile
Moral Encouragement
Inspirational Verse
Joy
What entities or persons were involved?
S. E. Kiser
Poem Details
Title
Their Help.
Author
S. E. Kiser
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas
Key Lines
O Little Girl, O Little Girl
What Is There You Can Do
To Make The World A Brighter World,
The Sky A Fairer Blue?
Your Help Is Needed While
You May Sometimes Look In Some Face
Where Sorrow Is, And Smile.
Your Help Is Needed While
It May Be Known Sometimes That Still
You Have The Heart To Smile.