Poetry Archives - The Old Design Shop (2024)

This vintage book page features an illustrated poem titled The Call of the Swing by Nancy Byrd Turner. The illustration is that of a beautiful, carefree, young lady swinging on an old fashioned rope swing that is fastened to a blossoming tree. The lady’s hair is in an up do and she is wearing an…

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This vintage poetry book page features two short poems and an illustration of a cluster of blue flowers framing a scenic view. A bumblebee is flying toward the flowers. One of the poems on the page is about spring. Here is larger, cleaner version of the image from the page. I scanned the original page…

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It’s a long way round the year, my dears, a long way round the year! Isn’t that the truth! Yet, even after a year has passed. with all the life experiences presented along the way, when it comes time to once again celebrate Christmas, it somehow feels like we last celebrated just a short time…

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This vintage poem titled Halloween Frolic, by Helen Gray Cone, tells of a little witch who tried a merry spell to make the hares come to her from dingle and from dell. The little witch gave the hares names such as Fairy-foot, Sparkle-eyes, Fine-ear, Bob and Bun. When the little with told the hares what…

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I have a second item to share with you today because I thought you may like to have the poem that corresponds to the image of the Victorian lady I shared this morning. The poem is titled The Passion Flower and it was written by Barry Cornwall. My scans are from the July 1842 issue…

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Here is a vintage poem, with an adorable illustration, by Oscar Pletsch. The poem, titled Quiet Enjoyment, is about a small dog protecting a baby boy he is in charge of. The illustration on the page features the dog paying close attention to a bird that has come near the baby. The baby, quietly enjoying…

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Here is an illustrated vintage poem of pigeons eating seeds from the ground. The poem tells how the birds come when called and eat breakfast at the feet of those calling, “For kindness makes them tame and sweet”. Here is a black and white clip art version of the pigeons eating seeds from the ground….

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This printable antique poem is titled Margarita. It corresponds to the illustration of the Victorian lady Margarita that I posted to my blog this morning. I scanned the illustration and this poem from a magazine that was published 175 years ago. The pages within the magazine naturally and beautifully validate their old age. Although I…

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This vintage Christmas illustration features a boy, dressed in medieval attire, riding a horse. The boy is carrying an ornately decorated, medieval-style banner that displays the poem: St. Nicholas will soon be hereHe brings you love, he brings you cheer,A merrie Christmas,A glad New Year. Here is a black and white clip art version. I…

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Here is an illustrated vintage Christmas poem with the unusualtitle A New Mother Goose Jingle. The poemreads: Sing a song of Christmas-time,Mistletoe and holly,Two impatient little girls,Genevieve and Dolly.When the door was openedThey shouted in their glee,And wouldn’t you have shouted tooTo have so fine a tree?~ Dorothy G. Rice Here is a black and…

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A Year with DollyBy Eudora S. Bumstead Doctor Mama knows what to doWhen girls and dollies are troubled;With needle and thread and a bottle of glueMy Dolly’s strength she has doubled.But she never can make her new and bright;I’m almost ashamed to show her. –If Santa Claus could see her to-nightI don’t suppose he would…

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