Category Archives: Poetry

New Hampshire’s First Day of Spring

Posted on 20 March, 2015 by Janice Brown

Spring in New Hampshire has for many generations been a time of hope, of rejuvenation, house cleaning and dubious poetry. This winter has been a particularly harsh one, and so many are looking forward to a lovely, albeit muddy, springtime.  … Continue reading →

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The Death of the Old Year, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1842)

Posted on 1 January, 2015 by Janice Brown

The Death of the Old Year Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1842) ———————————– Full knee deep lies the winter snow, And the winter winds are wearily sighing; Toll ye the church bell sad and slow And tread softly and speak low, For … Continue reading →

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“Christmas Picture,” by New Hampshire Poet: Lydia (Swasey) Obear

Posted on 25 December, 2014 by Janice Brown

☆.。.:*・°☆.。.:Christmas Picture・°☆.。.:*・°☆.。.:*・°☆ When the light through the eastern sky shall break, On Christmas morning, the children will wake, And with whispered giggle each curly head, And pink, chubby foot, will steal out of bed On barefooted tiptoes to creep round … Continue reading →

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New Hamphire Tidbits: Miscellany of the Apple

Posted on 14 November, 2014 by Janice Brown

NEW ENGLAND PIE Pie is the masterpiece of New England home cookery. In Maine they still make those deep apple pies–clove flavored, generous, ample pies that one can make a flavorous meal of. But pie reaches its apotheosis at the … Continue reading →

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Merrimack New Hampshire Poet and Author: Hannah Eayrs Barron (1809-1891)

Posted on 7 April, 2014 by Janice Brown

IT IS FIRST RATE TO BE A YANKEE That we are yankees is first rate, And natives of the Granite State; We love this place as well we may, So near the banks of Nashua. By and by comes vacation, … Continue reading →

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