Some Broken Twigs

BY

CLARA M. BEEDE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful for permission to include certain poems that were first published in Caravan of Verse, Cass County Democrat, 1943 Chipmunk, From, Lyricists Reflections, 1940 Song Poems, The New Earth, Tulsa Tribune, and 1941 Visions.

OTHER TORCHBEARER CHAPBOOKS

by

CLARA M. BEEDE

45: Brown Plumes
51: More Brown Plumes
63: Sunshine and Rain
73: Clear Crystals (Second Printing)
88: Only Pebbles
94: Golden Leaves
98: Sail High Above

CONTENTS

• FOREWORD
• TO NEW YORK
• MEET THE CHALLENGE
• WINTER
• DREAMING BY THE RIVER
• WHEN YOU COME HOME
• CHILDREN AT THE PARK
• THE FLEET (1945)
• SPRING IS BUDDING
• BEAUTIFUL ROSE
• SUN ON THE RIVER
• OUT ON THE BAY
• RESTING
• A SHOWER'S MELODY