Poem of the Week
August 8, 2005
by
Peter Punever
Time was, folks died, to dust returned,
They gained the Heavenly Harbor ;
Here---folks have dyed three times a week,
Their dust went to the barber !
RMN, May 31, 1862.
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| From: Sanderline's ad, RMN, June 21, 1862. | ||||||||||||||
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| Vintage Colorado Poetry Poem of the Week August 8, 2005 |
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| The comic verses of Peter Punever (Lawrence N. Greenleaf) often appeared in the Rocky Mountain News during the newspaper and Denver's early years. | ||||||||||||||
| Denver Climate by Peter Punever Time was, folks died, to dust returned, They gained the Heavenly Harbor ; Here---folks have dyed three times a week, Their dust went to the barber ! RMN, May 31, 1862. |
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