Part 9

prayer Child’s Prayer [nighttime] Credo God of To-Day [gratitude] A Grace for Meals Hagar’s Song [trust] Morning Prayer [petition] A Parents’ Prayer v1922 [nighttime] A Prayer [gratitude] Prayer for Normal Men A Prayer for Thanksgiving [mercy] The Problem Sanctuary

sorrow The Dream “I held a sea shell to my ears” [sea] Sorrow

special occasions birth of a child The Children v1925 [parenting] The Future [time] The Heart of a Child [parenting] The Heart of a Child Is a Scroll [parenting] Earth Day The Earth’s Plaint [nature] The Firefly [evolution] God’s Manners [God] Miracle [nature] Song of the Dove [nature] Voices of the Dawn [nature] Flag Day (see Patriotism) funeral The Making of Heaven [heaven] Monuments [legacy] Roads v1925 [hope] Sorrow When the Curtain Falls [mortality] Independence Day (see Patriotism) Labor Day (see Duty) Martin Luther King Day Team-work [teamwork] Memorial Day The Grey Host [war] Memorial Day v1929 The Unknown Soldier [hope] National Inventors’ Day (Feb 11) Inventive Genius [H; thought] Starting Things [H; thought] National Static Electricity Day (Jan 9) How It Started [thought] New Year’s Day The New Year [hope] Thanksgiving (see Gratitude) Valentine’s Day Cupid’s Lament [H; electricity] Veterans Day (see also Military) Jim The New Day

success The Day’s Success [positive impact] The Secret [initiative and perseverance] Success [joy and love] Success and Failure [happiness]

talent “I am not eloquent” The Rulers of the Earth [farm]

teaching The Builder v1924 The Builders The Pupil The Teacher v1921 The Teacher v1922 The Teacher v1923 The Teacher’s Reward

thought How It Started Inventive Genius [H] The Magic Gateway [books] Minds Si Gidders [H] The Silent Drama [theater] Starting Things [H]

time The Clock [H] A Day at a Time [hope] The Future [children]

values A Creed Let Us Be Right The Measure of Life Requisition True Values “Whatever he may wish or plan”

war Battle Hymn The Grey Host [peace] The New Day [peace] A Price Unpaid

APPENDIX 3: INACCESSIBLE POEMS

The collection of poetry may be incomplete for a couple of reasons. First, poems may be unknown to the transcriber. Second, publications for known poems may be inaccessible. Poems in the latter category are listed at the following website along with an e-mail address in case you can help: //cefpoet.w3spaces.com/index.html.