Literature and Art 7/7 



Sure is the summer, 



Sure is the sun ; 

 The night and the winter 



Away they run. 



George Macdonald. 



Copy this poem, placing all marks of punctuation carefully. 

 Remember that the first word of every line of poetry begins with 

 a capital letter. 

 Learn the poem. 



What is the meaning of the contraction in the first stanza ? 



If you like this poem, tell why. 



What have you learned in previous lessons how plants live 

 when covered by the snow ? 



Tell about the length of day at this season. 



How do you know that there is a difference in the length 

 of day ? 



What causes night and winter to " run away " ? 



Why are we glad when the days begin to grow longer 

 again ? 



Draw pictures which are suggested by this poem. 



Lesson 74 



THE FIRST CHRISTMAS DAY 



" There's a song in the air ! 



There's a star in the sky ! 



There's a mother's deep prayer, 



And a baby's low cry ! 



And the star rains its fire while the Beautiful sing, 

 For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King! " 



