Under the Tree (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

By Elizabeth Madox Roberts

This well-received 1922 collection of poems launched Roberts's literary career.  Many of the poems charmingly recreate the world of childhood in much the manner of Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses.  Poems include, “Mumps,” “Milking Time,” “Big Brother,” and “The Pulpit.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Release date: Apr 19, 2011
• ISBN: 9781411451773

Elizabeth Madox Roberts

Elizabeth Madox Roberts was a novelist and poet, primarily known for her novels and stories set in central Kentucky’s Washington County, including The Time of Man (1926), The Great Meadow (1930), and A Buried Treasure (1931). Roberts was awarded several major prizes during her career, including the John Reed Memorial Prize in 1928, an O. Henry Award in 1930, and a Poetry Society of South Carolina prize in 1931. The Time of Man was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1926, and The Great Meadow was nominated for the same award in 1930.

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UNDER THE TREE

ELIZABETH MADOX ROBERTS

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CONTENTS

THE SKY

THE CORNFIELD

MILKING TIME

IN MY PILLOW

MISS KATE-MARIE

THE WOODPECKER

THE STAR

THE BUTTERBEAN TENT

BIG BROTHER

MR. WELLS

DICK AND WILL

THE PILASTER

FIREFLY

LITTLE RAIN

THE PULPIT

ON THE HILL

AUTUMN

THE RABBIT

CRESCENT MOON

FATHER'S STORY

CHRISTMAS MORNING

PEOPLE GOING BY

BABES IN THE WOODS

THE PICNIC

MUMPS

THE CIRCUS

STRANGE TREE

THE BRANCH

THE WORM

A CHILD ASLEEP

LITTLE BUSH

AT THE WATER

WATER NOISES

AMONG THE RUSHES

NUMBERS

IN THE NIGHT

THE PEOPLE

THE GRANDMOTHER

IN MARYLAND

THE SUNDAY BONNET

THE SUN AND A BIRCH TREE

A LITTLE WIND

AUTUMN FIELDS

MR. PENNYBAKER AT CHURCH

THE WOLVES

A BEAUTIFUL LADY

SHELLS IN ROCK

HORSE

AUGUST NIGHT

THREE DOMINICAN NUNS

MY HEART

THE HENS

THE SKY

I saw a shadow on the ground

And heard a bluejay going by;

A shadow went across the ground,

And I looked up and saw the sky.

It hung up on the poplar tree,

But while I looked it did not stay;

It gave a tiny sort of jerk

And moved a little bit away.

And farther on and farther on

It moved and never seemed to stop.

I think it must be tied with chains

And something pulls it from the top.

It never has come down again,

And every time I look to see,

The sky is always slipping back

And

Reviews for Under the Tree (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

[rwertl1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was interesting for a number of reasons. All of the poems were simple, and would be good to use in the classroom to teach children about different types of poetry. The language of each poem was simple, however there was some variation between the poems, and some would be better used for older children. The poems vary in length and complexity. The poems were engaging, and would be fun for children to read. Everything was well organized, and I enjoyed the poems in this book.