Sd#256

[theironhorse]

Sunday Dispatch #256


ONCE UPON A TIME

ONCE upon a time rare flowers grew
On every shrub and bush we used to see;
The skies above our heads were always blue,
The woods held secrets deep for you and me;
The hillsides had their caves where tales were told
Of swart-cheeked pirates from a far-off clime,
When cutlases were fierce and rovers bold -
Don't you remember? - Once upon a time.

Once upon a time from sun to sun
The hours were full of joy - there was no care,
And webs of gaudy dreams in air were spun
Of deeds heroic and of fortunes fair;
The jangling schoolhouse bell was all the woe
Our spirits knew, and in its tuneless chime.
Was all the sorrow of the long ago-
Don't you remember? - Once upon a time.

Once upon a time the witches rode
In sinister and ominous parade
Upon their sticks at night, and queer lights glowed
With eerie noises by the goblins made;
And many things mysterious there were .
For boyish cheeks to pale at through the grime
That held them brown; and shadows queer would stir-
Don't you remember? - Once upon a time.

Once upon a time our faith was vast
To compass all the things on sea and land
That boys have trembled o'er for ages past,
Nor ever could explain or understand,
And in that faith found happiness too deep
For all the gifted tongues of prose or rime,
And joys ineffable we could not keep -
Don't you remember? - Once upon a time.

James W. Foley,1905

[Rocketqueen]

impressive i find once upon a time the witches rode in sinster and ominus parade once upon a time OUR FAITH WAS VAST TO COMPASS ALL THE THINGS ON SEA AND LAND THAT BOYS HAVE TREMBLED ,O,ER FOR AGES PAST NOR EVER COULD EXPLAIN OR UNDERSTAND !!! AND IN FAITH THAT FOUND HAPPINESS TO DEEP FOR ALL THE GIFTED TOUNGES OF PROSE OR RIME AND JOYS WE COULD NOT KEEP liked it

[Rocketqueen]

But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding some say it would be failure man knoweth not the price therof neither is it found on the land of the living the depth saith it is not in me and the sea saith it is not with me it cannot be gotten for GOld neither shall silver be vauled with Gold Or Ophir with onyx or sapphire The Gold and the crystal can not equal it and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels or fine gold and no mention shall be made of coral or pearls for the price of wisdom is above rubies the topaz of ethiopia shall not equal neither shall it be valued with pure Gold whence then cometh wisdom and where is the place of understanding? seeing it is hid from the eyes of all the living and kept close from the fowls of the air destruction and death say we have heared the fame therof with our ears God understands the way therof for he looketh to the ends of the earth and seeth under the whole heaven to make the weight for the winds and he weighs the waters by measure we had me decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder then he did see it and declare it and prepared it yea and searched it out and for good reason he said unto man Behold the fear of The Lord that is wisdom and to depart from evil is understanding