Alpha: A Few Poems Collected to Commemorate the First Home-Coming of Richsquare, August 22, 1908 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Excerpt from Alpha: A Few Poems Collected to Commemorate the First Home-Coming of Richsquare, August 22, 1908

This is my first poem for the public - a production for Richsquare Alumni, April 2, 1898. I here present it as read at that time. I feel that I would like to make some changes at this date, now a decade is passed. Probably in another decade I could still make it better, but if changed it would not be the poem of the Alumni meeting of '98. So, reader, kindly consider it the product of youthful years and take it for what it is worth.

A Few weeks since my friend, Aaron White, - while I was here at Richsquare one night - made bold in a public place to say - and those who heard; let him have his way, that Richsquare's Class of '91 out ranked all others under the sun because one of its members was a poet - I held my breath for I did not know it. I thot of Josie and the rhymes she wrote, but I'd never heard they were of note, I thot of "Tena" and Olive and then I listened to Mr. White again. I was holding my breath but I beg to say his next remark took it plum away. For he spoke out loud, no little squeak, "Mr. Grills is the one of whom I speak." I dropped my head - I was smitten dumb, I couldn't have told where I'd "cum frum," And while I was in this helpless state and trying my best to cogitate and make up my mind what was the best to do, 'twas moved and seconded and carried thru; that Mr. Grills be Alumni poet for '98 and write a poem for the date following the one that All-Fools use. (That bad measure please excuse.)

Now hearers all, I'll call your attention to a remark or two that's worthy of mention. Poe, the poet, at one time said, "Poetry's not written from the head - It's all a matter of inspiration and can't be controlled by a man in the nation."

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