First I saw the white bear, then I saw the black;
Then I saw the camel with a hump upon his back;
Then I saw the grey wolf, with mutton in his maw;
Then I saw the wombat waddle in the straw;
Then I saw the elephant a-waving of his trunk;
Then I saw the monkeys—mercy, how unpleasantly they smelt!
This poem is in the public domain.
’Tis the first day of Spring!
The catkins are a-bloom,
The bluebirds are a-wing,
’Tis the first day of Spring!
Faint scents the breezes bring;
Man’s thoughts new shape assume.
’Tis the first day of Spring,
The catkins are a-bloom!
From Drifting Flowers of the Sea and Other Poems (1904) by Sadakichi Hartmann. This poem is in the public domain.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I.
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
This poem is in the public domain.