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Poem
February 26, 1885
Northern Tribune
Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Michigan
What is this article about?
A reflective poem on cherished letters from the father, filled with love, counsel, and daily life insights. The speaker keeps some letters and burns others as incense, trusting the deceased parents are now in heavenly triumph.
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Father's Letters.
For the Northern Tribune.
Father's letters, true and good,
Full of the love of fatherhood,
Full of wise counsel and deep thought
From the heart and intellect wrought.
Moments, taken from daily toil
In the world's mazes and turmoil.
From the rise to the set of the sun,
Varied, rarely by sport with the gun
Or the fishing rod, to rest the brain
From the constant, wearying strain.
Letters dear to his child away,
Telling events, both sad and gay.
I keep a few from the goodly pile,
I burn the rest, heart-ache meanwhile.
Let, Lord, the smoke, like incense rise
To the blessed dwellers in the skies.
The much loved parents, on whose brow
Earth's thorns pressed closely, but who now
We fondly trust in triumph bear
The crowns and palms that victors wear.
When the battle of life, well won,
The Heavenly welcome is "Well done,"
And in its ceaseless, boundless flow,
"The joy of the Lord" they ever know.
—EARNEST.
For the Northern Tribune.
Father's letters, true and good,
Full of the love of fatherhood,
Full of wise counsel and deep thought
From the heart and intellect wrought.
Moments, taken from daily toil
In the world's mazes and turmoil.
From the rise to the set of the sun,
Varied, rarely by sport with the gun
Or the fishing rod, to rest the brain
From the constant, wearying strain.
Letters dear to his child away,
Telling events, both sad and gay.
I keep a few from the goodly pile,
I burn the rest, heart-ache meanwhile.
Let, Lord, the smoke, like incense rise
To the blessed dwellers in the skies.
The much loved parents, on whose brow
Earth's thorns pressed closely, but who now
We fondly trust in triumph bear
The crowns and palms that victors wear.
When the battle of life, well won,
The Heavenly welcome is "Well done,"
And in its ceaseless, boundless flow,
"The joy of the Lord" they ever know.
—EARNEST.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Father S Letters
Family Love
Wise Counsel
Burning Letters
Heavenly Triumph
Religious Faith
What entities or persons were involved?
—Earnest.
Poem Details
Title
Father's Letters.
Author
—Earnest.
Subject
For The Northern Tribune.
Key Lines
Father's Letters, True And Good,
Full Of The Love Of Fatherhood,
Full Of Wise Counsel And Deep Thought
From The Heart And Intellect Wrought.
Let, Lord, The Smoke, Like Incense Rise
To The Blessed Dwellers In The Skies.
We Fondly Trust In Triumph Bear
The Crowns And Palms That Victors Wear.
When The Battle Of Life, Well Won,
The Heavenly Welcome Is "Well Done,"