A Spray of Kentucky Pine: Placed at the Feet of the Dead Poet James Whitcomb Riley

By Douglass Sherley

This narrative poem is a tribute to the beloved American writer and poet James Whitcomb Riley, known for his humor and sentimental style, as well as his children's poetry and works in dialect. As the "Hoosier Poet," Riley was celebrated during his lifetime for his contribution to American literature, with well-known poems like 'Little Orphant Annie' and 'The Raggedy Man'. The book offers a glimpse into Riley's enduring legacy and the impact he had on poetry and literature in the United States.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Dec 17, 2019
• ISBN: 4064066179991

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Douglass Sherley

A Spray of Kentucky Pine

Placed at the Feet of the Dead Poet James Whitcomb Riley

Published by Good Press, 2019

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EAN 4064066179991

Table of Contents

The Plea

—To The Relatives To The Intimate Friends of James Whitcomb Riley—

The Poem

The Spray of Kentucky Pine

Old Swimmin' Hole

Postlude

Whatever Is—Is Best

I.

When the word came that

James Whitcomb Riley was Dead

this Telegram was sent to a near

Relative an astute Man of Affairs

who with the Head of a Great Publishing

House—a Prime Favorite from

his early Boyhood of the Poet—held

his well-placed Confidence in all

matters concerning the necessary

material Things of Life.

The mightiest Monarch of the Indiana Forest

lies prone upon his Native Soil!

This Man From Down On The Farm,

Reverently, sends this humble Spray of Kentucky Pine,

as a Symbol, ever-green, of his Lasting Love,