IN A BELGIAN GARDEN

AND OTHER POEMS

BY

F. O. CALL

LONDON
ERSKINE MACDONALD, LTD.
MCMXVII

TO

E. H. G.

THE BEST OF FRIENDS
THIS LITTLE BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED

Author's Note

Many of the poems in this volume have appeared before in various publications and I wish to thank the editors of the "Canadian Magazine," the "University Magazine," the "Westminster," the "Canada West," and other periodicals for permission to reprint these verses.

F. O. C.

BISHOP'S COLLEGE,
    LENNOXVILLE, CANADA.

Contents

INTRODUCTION
IN A BELGIAN GARDEN
A LINCOLNSHIRE MAIDEN
HIDDEN TREASURE
A RIVER SUNSET
THE MADONNA
AN IDOL IN A SHOP WINDOW
THROUGH A LONG CLOISTER
THE CHAMBLY RAPID
THE SNOWDRIFT
ON MOUNT ROYAL
THE VISION
A YEAR AGO
ETERNITY
THE OLD SCHOOL BELL
ON A SWISS MOUNTAIN
RHEIMS