Here is a shabby vintage storybook page that includes an illustration of a sweet wild rose flower child. The page also includes the following short poem: WILD ROSE runs round everywhere,Likes to breathe the nice fresh air;Even her high-bred connectionCannot match her pink complexion. Here is a cleaner version of the wild rose flower child….
Poetry
April Poem by K. Pyle
This vintage poem titled April by K. Pyle tells the story of an eager gardener who worked all afternoon digging and planting flower seeds and roots of daffodil. While planting, the gardener imagined how lovely and admired his garden would be when the flowers grew. In the end, the gardener forgot about the roots and seeds he planted…
Morning Glory Flower Child
Here is a shabby vintage storybook page that includes an illustration of an adorable morning glory flower child. The page also includes the following short poem: MORNING-GLORY thought she’d lookThrough the window at the cook;Didn’t know ‘t was impoliteTo give a body such a fright. Here is a cleaner version of the pretty morning glory flower…
The Arbutus ~ Vintage Spring Poem
Here is a lovely vintage poem about spring titled The Arbutus by Helen Jackson – “H. H.” I scanned the original aged page from the book Flowers from Dell and Bower, 1896. Click on image to enlarge.
Pink Peony Flower Child
Here is a shabby vintage storybook page that includes an illustration of a charming pink peony lady. The page also includes the following short poem: PEONY’S a charming lady,She doesn’t like a spot too shady;Likes to live out in the light,Dressed in red or pink or white. Here is a cleaner version of the charming…
Old-Time Valentine Poem
Here is a fun vintage valentine poem titled An Old-Time Valentine. The poem was written by Helen Gray Cone and published in the February 1891 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. An engraving of a man passing a valentine in an envelope to a Victorian maiden through a crack in an open door accompanies the poem. Here…
Vintage Puppy Clip Art
I love dogs and this vintage engraving of two adorable sleeping puppies just melts my heart! The puppies’ names are Casear and Pompey and the illustration was engraved for St. Nicholas magazine from a study by J. H. Dolph. Here is an accompanying poem titled Caesar and Pompey by Tudor Jenks. I scanned these pages…
Alice in Wonderland ~ Vintage Storybook Image
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Quaint Alice trailed the rabbit, dressedSo strangely in a coat and vestAnd at the bottom of the hole,Had many more adventures droll;By tasting “Drink Me” she grew smaller,By sipping something else, was taller;She met the Duchess, Cheshire Cat,The Mad March Hare and folk like that,She stirred her tea and played croquet,In court…
Little Buttercup ~ Free Storybook Image
Here is a shabby vintage storybook page that includes an adorable illustration of a yellow flower child named Buttercup. The page also includes a poem about the thirsty little Buttercup who catches dew and drinks it up. The page is from Flower Children, The Little Cousins of The Field and Garden by Elizabeth Gordon. The book was published…
Victorian Mother and Baby Lullaby
This vintage book page includes two poems: Lullaby by Alfred Tennyson and Rock me to Sleep, Mother by Florence Percy. There is also an illustration of a Victorian mother cradling her baby in a rocking chair beside an open window. It is evening and through the open window we can see a large full moon…
The Liberty Bell by E. S. Brooks
THE LIBERTY BELL BY E. S. BROOKS. I – PHILADELPHIA, 1776. SQUARELY prim and stoutly built, Free from glitter and from gilt, Plain, – from lintel up to roof-tree and to belfry bare and brown – Stands the Hall that hot July, – While the folk throng anxious by, – Where the Continental Congress meets…
Winter-Time ~ Free Vintage Poem and Clip Art
I have another image in mind to post later this afternoon or early evening but I’ve had this poem, Winter-Time, saved to my computer for a few months and I want to delete my draft version. Although it’s not necessarily in season with tomorrow being the first day of spring, I thought I would post it for…
