"Farm-Rhymes"  by James Whitcomb Riley 1905  (The Hoosier Poet )

Unlike his other books, Farm-Rhymes focuses exclusively on rural Americana, old-fashioned country living, and the changing Midwestern seasons. It contains his most universally recognized poems:

• "When the Frost Is on the Punkin"—His ultimate autumn masterpiece.
• "Thoughts fer the Discuraged Farmer"—A uplifting dialect poem about resilience through bad weather.
• "Knee-Deep in June"—A celebration of peak summer relaxation.
• "The Orchard Lands of Long Ago"—A nostalgic reflection on childhood.
• 188 Poems. Some as follows:

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  ·  The Orchard Lands of Long Ago

  ·  When the Frost is on the Punkin

  ·  When the Green Gits Back in the Trees

  ·  Wet-Weather Talk

  ·  The Brook-Song

  ·  Thoughts fer the Discuraged Farmer

  ·  "Mylo Jones's Wife"

  ·  How John Quit the Farm

  ·  A Canary at the Farm

  ·  Where the Children Used to Play

  ·  Griggsby's Station

  ·  Knee-Deep in June

  ·  September Dark

  ·  The Clover

  ·  Old October

  ·  Old-Fashioned Roses

  ·  A Country Pathway

  ·  Wortermelon Time

  ·  Up and Down Old Brandywine

  ·  When Early March Seems Middle May

  ·  A Tale of the Airly Days

  ·  Old Man's Nursery Rhyme

  ·  June

  ·  The Tree-Toad

  ·  A Song of Long Ago

  ·  Old Winters on the Farm

  ·  Romancin'