Memorize a Poem a Month

Title: Memorize a Poem a Month
Year: 1937
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Fulltext: October, 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 275 MEMORIZE A POEM A MONTH By JULIANA C. PINEDA Last month you learned a poem about little things which are beautiful and sweet. What little things are dearest according to that poem? This month we have another poem on little things. Read the poem through and remember the little things named. Read each stanza again and see why each little ·thing mentioned is important. Little Things Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land Thus the little minutes Humble though they be Make the mighty ages Of eternity. Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden Like' the heaven· above .. -Ebenezer C. Brewer Now, read the poem aloud and remember the little things in the order in which they are mentioned in the poem. After reading the poem two or three times, · you· should be able to fill the blanks. Little --- of water, Little --- of sand Make the mighty --And the pleasant ---. Thus the little ---, --- though they be, Make the mighty --Of eternity. Little --- of kindness, Little --- of love Make our -- an Eden Like the --- above. Recite the entire poem to your mother or friend. You may recite it to your class at the opening exercises.