My Valued RubyTO ALLReading editionChapter navigation154 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…My Valued RubyDEDICATIONTHE STAR OF LIBERIADEFENSELOVE’S PRECAUTIONON THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFEEIGHT NOBLEMENMY RUBY MONTROSEA LIFELONG HAPPINESSTHE EVILS OF ALCOHOLTHE SUNSHINE OF YESTERDAYGINGER BAY OUTINGMY WIFEE’ER JANUWAH DE 2FATE AND TIMEAFTER DE TOUN HALL SUPPERWHAT WE OUGHT TO KNOWSIE RANKENS AND HIS WIFE LIZZ (Satisfied)LIEUTENANT RUFFTHE PARSON’S RESOLUTIONON SUNDAY MORNTOASTMY LITTLE GIRLA POET’S WIFEA FROSTY MORNTHE LITTLE TOE DANCERA SPARK OF LOVETHE DEATH OF MRS. WORMSLEYEASTER ROSES (To Mrs. Perry Honce McGee)EYESLAZY MULETHROUGH THE MILLA DROOPING ROSEBECKER’S JEALOUSYTRUELETINCH BY INCHTHE PLACE WHERE LITTLE MARY LIVESA QUESTIONMR. FINKGRAY HEADSHER SOLEMN THOUGHTSYOUR EYES AND MY EYESNATURAL BORN COLORED MANA BLOT ON LOVEDE GOLDEN COWMEMORIESYOU AREGRAY EYESPICNIC DAYJUST AN IRISHMAN’S WAYOFTEN TOLDVIOLET AND YOUMY WILLOLEGRIA Composed May 27, 1920.IN AN ALL OLD ROSELOVE’S REFLECTIONSSUMMER IS GONEIDLENESSA SHADOW ON THE BEAUTY OF LIFEHAPPY AND SORROWTHE SHAWL OF SINNATUREDEMOCRACYBREATH OF LOVETHE CONVICTALWAYSALLFADED LOVEWHERE THE SUN NE’ER KISSEDTHE BREATH OF A ROSETHE WILD ROSEA SONG OF A BROKEN HEARTTHE END OF LIFEA POET’S DARK DAYMY THOUGHTS OF YOUGOOD SPIRITA POET’S POWERROUGH ROADA POET’S THOUGHTSWHAT WE GETHIDDEN THOUGHTSTHE BEE AND THE ROSEEASTER GREETING (To my wife Ruby)A DIFFERENCEMILDRED AND MARIELOVE DREAMSADNESSTHERE MUST BEMY DAILY PRAYERTHE THOUGHT OF A HUSBANDMY LIKESTO ALLUNACQUAINTEDA SMILEMOTHER’S DAYTHE BIRDS THAT SING TO MEDREAM OF BYGONESWHENE’ER CONSCIENCE SPEAKSTHE PLUCK OF A POETLIFE PLAIN AS DAYONE SAD MORNMY VIEWTHE FADING ROSESFOR A WHILEHEARTS THAT ARE TRUEMY LOVE FOR YOUMY LOVEEVE DROPPERMY DEAR BELOVED MOTHERHIS LAST HOURIF I DAREJUST NOWTHE VOICE OF A ROSEA PHOTOGOOD FATESPRINGTIMEMY HEAVENLY THOUGHTSA POET’S PIERWELCOME SPRINGMY RUBY MONTROSEBEAUTY AND UGLYTHE BLESSING OF GODSIXTY-ONEA VISION FROM THE FIRESIDETHORNY LOVETHE BATTLE OF HEARTSTO REMIND YOUJUST TO REMIND YOUTHE SINKING SHIPSPRING’S EASTER LILY (To my wife Ruby)MY SHIP OF THOUGHTSTHE SOUL OF A BUDONE’S NEXT BEST FRIENDCREATIONHUMIN TU DE AIRIN MY THOUGHTS OF YOUMY DEAREST DARLING RUBYHERE AND THEREONE SWEET DREAMDARLING EDNA MAY (To Mr. and Mrs. Poindexter)LIFE’S PRETTY WAYRAS BAYLEM’S SPEECHMY DREAMA SAILOR’S FATEAT EVESHE SAID. THEN HE SAID THE RESTTRUECUPIDMY THOUGHTS OF ITTHE THOUGHT OF A CHILDA GENIUSFOR MY HEARTROUND RY ROUNDA THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVEPrevious chapter ←MY LIKESNext chapter →UNACQUAINTEDAll chapters and sections (154)My Valued RubyDEDICATIONTHE STAR OF LIBERIADEFENSELOVE’S PRECAUTIONON THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFEEIGHT NOBLEMENMY RUBY MONTROSEA LIFELONG HAPPINESSTHE EVILS OF ALCOHOLTHE SUNSHINE OF YESTERDAYGINGER BAY OUTINGMY WIFEE’ER JANUWAH DE 2FATE AND TIMEAFTER DE TOUN HALL SUPPERWHAT WE OUGHT TO KNOWSIE RANKENS AND HIS WIFE LIZZ (Satisfied)LIEUTENANT RUFFTHE PARSON’S RESOLUTIONON SUNDAY MORNTOASTMY LITTLE GIRLA POET’S WIFEA FROSTY MORNTHE LITTLE TOE DANCERA SPARK OF LOVETHE DEATH OF MRS. WORMSLEYEASTER ROSES (To Mrs. Perry Honce McGee)EYESLAZY MULETHROUGH THE MILLA DROOPING ROSEBECKER’S JEALOUSYTRUELETINCH BY INCHTHE PLACE WHERE LITTLE MARY LIVESA QUESTIONMR. FINKGRAY HEADSHER SOLEMN THOUGHTSYOUR EYES AND MY EYESNATURAL BORN COLORED MANA BLOT ON LOVEDE GOLDEN COWMEMORIESYOU AREGRAY EYESPICNIC DAYJUST AN IRISHMAN’S WAYOFTEN TOLDVIOLET AND YOUMY WILLOLEGRIA Composed May 27, 1920.IN AN ALL OLD ROSELOVE’S REFLECTIONSSUMMER IS GONEIDLENESSA SHADOW ON THE BEAUTY OF LIFEHAPPY AND SORROWTHE SHAWL OF SINNATUREDEMOCRACYBREATH OF LOVETHE CONVICTALWAYSALLFADED LOVEWHERE THE SUN NE’ER KISSEDTHE BREATH OF A ROSETHE WILD ROSEA SONG OF A BROKEN HEARTTHE END OF LIFEA POET’S DARK DAYMY THOUGHTS OF YOUGOOD SPIRITA POET’S POWERROUGH ROADA POET’S THOUGHTSWHAT WE GETHIDDEN THOUGHTSTHE BEE AND THE ROSEEASTER GREETING (To my wife Ruby)A DIFFERENCEMILDRED AND MARIELOVE DREAMSADNESSTHERE MUST BEMY DAILY PRAYERTHE THOUGHT OF A HUSBANDMY LIKESTO ALLUNACQUAINTEDA SMILEMOTHER’S DAYTHE BIRDS THAT SING TO MEDREAM OF BYGONESWHENE’ER CONSCIENCE SPEAKSTHE PLUCK OF A POETLIFE PLAIN AS DAYONE SAD MORNMY VIEWTHE FADING ROSESFOR A WHILEHEARTS THAT ARE TRUEMY LOVE FOR YOUMY LOVEEVE DROPPERMY DEAR BELOVED MOTHERHIS LAST HOURIF I DAREJUST NOWTHE VOICE OF A ROSEA PHOTOGOOD FATESPRINGTIMEMY HEAVENLY THOUGHTSA POET’S PIERWELCOME SPRINGMY RUBY MONTROSEBEAUTY AND UGLYTHE BLESSING OF GODSIXTY-ONEA VISION FROM THE FIRESIDETHORNY LOVETHE BATTLE OF HEARTSTO REMIND YOUJUST TO REMIND YOUTHE SINKING SHIPSPRING’S EASTER LILY (To my wife Ruby)MY SHIP OF THOUGHTSTHE SOUL OF A BUDONE’S NEXT BEST FRIENDCREATIONHUMIN TU DE AIRIN MY THOUGHTS OF YOUMY DEAREST DARLING RUBYHERE AND THEREONE SWEET DREAMDARLING EDNA MAY (To Mr. and Mrs. Poindexter)LIFE’S PRETTY WAYRAS BAYLEM’S SPEECHMY DREAMA SAILOR’S FATEAT EVESHE SAID. THEN HE SAID THE RESTTRUECUPIDMY THOUGHTS OF ITTHE THOUGHT OF A CHILDA GENIUSFOR MY HEARTROUND RY ROUNDA THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVEIn your heart Let silence find a place, Then be guided by your conscience And you’re always safe.◇← MY LIKESUNACQUAINTED →