Category Archives: Poetry

Poem: The Calf Path by Sam Walter Foss (1895)

Posted on 11 January, 2007 by Janice Brown


One day thru the primeval wood
A calf walked home, as good calves should;
But made a trail, all bent … Continue reading →

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Poem: Christmas Trees, by Robert Frost

Posted on 24 December, 2006 by Janice Brown

Christmas Trees

(A Christmas Circular Letter, by Robert Frost)


The city had withdrawn into itself
And left at last the ... Continue reading →
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Candia New Hampshire Journalist, Editor and Poet, Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911)

Posted on 6 November, 2006 by Janice Brown

During his lifetime, he was called “Poet of the People,” and “Master of the Yankee Dialect,” but today he is … Continue reading →

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Poem: A New Hampshire Political Halloween Brew

Posted on 31 October, 2006 by Janice Brown

Fillet of a Wiezcorek;
In the cauldron Pignatelli bake.
Eye of Lynch, and toe of Griffin,… Continue reading →

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Poem: The Bloodless Sportsman, by Sam W. Foss

Posted on 19 October, 2006 by Janice Brown

.The Bloodless Sportsman.
   by Sam W. Foss

 “I go a-gunning, but take no gun;
    I … Continue reading →

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