Archive for Berton Braley
Hang the Experience — Its Worth
Mr. Braley continues free-lance writing after fifty years as author, correspondent, and poet. My friend Jones, whom 1 don’t keep down with, is very price conscious. We were shopping in the same supermarket, and I had just dropped a package of Grandma’s Oats in my cart. “That,” said Jones, “is an example of the way [...]
1May1965 | Berton Braley | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Thinker
Back of the beating hammer By which the steel is wrought, Back of the workshop’s clamor The seeker may find the Thought The Thought that is ever master Of iron and steam and steel, That rises above disaster And tramples it under heel! The drudge may fret and tinker Or labor with lusty blows, [...]
1Jun1960 | Berton Braley | 0 comments | Continued-
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