Marywood Academy - Veritas Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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X' li R l 'I' :X S 'l'I-1 E FAITH FU L They loved each other with all their might, These two appeared just like lovers, They went out together almost every night, These two acted just as lovers. Sometimes they did not come in till late, But for them no one needed to sit up and wait, They were well chaperoned one could easily tell, And no matter what happened, with them it went well. hflany times they were out in a fine limousine, hflany times they were out in a small, fragile boat, But it made little difference, as plain could be seen, For they were still like lovers, this hat and this coat. -IVIARGARET Houou, '28. SMILES Some smiles there are that fill my heart with joy, They bring a gleam of gladness to my eye. Some smiles there are that make me smile in turn, And make the clouds of sorrow all roll by. Then there are smiles that take the joys away, And to my waiting lips they bring a sigh, My sorrows like dark storm clouds larger grow, And all I see above is darkened sky. But when my cross grows heavy and I fall, The smile my tired heart yearns for and demands, ls that sweet smile my God bestows on me, As he bends down and grasps my pleading hands. -Vmomm MAv.TiNEAU, y27. Below the eross of Calvary I love Thee, Lord of Calvary, I kneel and bow my head, VVho suffered pains untold. For glancing up I see there hung Oli! keep me ever at Thy side My jesus, bleeding-dead. And all my love there hold. The little troubles I may have Thou sendest unto me. Oh, grant me by this cross to learn To suffer all for Thee! -V1RG1N1A IVIARTINEAU, ,27. 15126 Page Forty-ji-v E I CTI Q. rv O cn cf: 1 1

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In L. V ,i li Ei E11 :W Q4 Vi Lg' E Page Forty-four ,E 3I'2'XQ , . 1 L Who protected that sweet mother from the sorrow That poverty's steel grip would have in store, By slaving night and day to earn a living And keep the wolf from howling at the door? Who sat with her beside the baby's bedside, His arm across her heaving shoulders bowed, And watched with her through sickness, death, and sorrow, The kindest comforter that heaven allowed? VVho kept the kiddies happy with his laughter, Played childishly and unrestrained as they? VVho coaxed unruly ones to nobler actions And taught through love, not fear, they should obey? lf you will search the annals of that kingdom That men call Home -so famed above all other- You'll find that i'Father is the king and ruler, And right beside his regal throne is 'KMother. lt's father's hand that punishes intruders VVho fain would split his sacred trust apart. And I with happy soul and deep rejoicing Thank God for daddy dear with all my heart. WORLD Long ago we fought so bravely ,Gainst a mighty sovereign King, All that we might have sweet freedom, And it's still to her we cling. Then again 'twas civil struggle, Testing if that State so strong, Or if others staunchly builded Could endure through every wrong. Last Cwe hopel but far the worst of any, Came the whole world's crushing blow, Those four years of endless fighting, Battling 'gainst the mighty foe. --MARY NIILLER, '26. PEACE Yes, this nation young and tender Has endured its share of woe, Its own bitter part of suffering: God must have ordained it so. VVhat the future holds before us, We cannot nor wish to sec, Yet, we hope that peace will follow, Peace, sweet peace is now our plea. Now it is not Pax Romana, As was once the mighty cry, But a Pax Universalis, Do we beg from Him on high. -EUGENIA SCHMITZ, ,27 MARY Maryf, Thy Name is worth more to me Than earthly things are or ever could be. Recalling Thy power, Thy purity too, And her who so loved You, my own mother true. -B ERNADETTE DUFFY, '26, 19261 ri

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