A Selection Of Poetry By
Lillian Crewe Walsh

- designer of the Cape Breton tartan -

MY DREAM SHIP LITTLE NEIGHBORS THE WILLOW TREE CO-OPERATION WHEN APRIL HOVERS O’ER THE LAND HE HATH DOMINION OVER US FORTY-FIVES WHEN DADDY SANG THE OLD SONGS THE TRUANT COW “THE OLD SHORE ROAD” THE CHRISTMAS TREE THE BOY WHO DIDN’T GRADE INDIAN GIFT MY CAPE BRETON HOME EARLY IN THE DAY WILL I PRAISE THEE THE RUFFLED BIRCH THE SONS OF NEWFOUNDLAND THE CANSO CAUSEWAY SAY IT NOW THE LADY OF THE LOOM THE SAUCY VISITOR THE CABOT TRAIL SILVER THAW JOHN DONALD ANY OLD PLACE WHERE I HANG MY HAT FOREST GOSSIP THE SUNFLOWER AND THE VIOLET WHEN THE SCHOOL BELL RINGS AGAIN THE PLACE WHERE YOU WERE BORN THE STINGY LITTLE CHIPMUNK “THIRTY YEARS AGO” THE PURPLE HILLS OF HOME OUR MAPLE TREE OCTOBER CREATION DADDY’S SOU’WESTER KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD THE LADDER THE CHINA CLOSET THE TURN IN THE ROAD THE GHOST OF BRAS D’OR GOD’S ORCHARD AUNT MARTHA’S WASHING TUB LOUISBOURG THE HEART OF A SAILOR LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED THE HEART OF THE MARITIMES KEEP ON GOING KELLY’S MOUNTAIN THE MINER THE OLD GRINDSTONE THE GOOD OLD-FASHIONED WAY THE QUEEN OF A THOUSAND ISLES MOTHER THE OLD SPINNING WHEEL WHEN THE SWORDFISH STRIKE CAPE BRETON THE LAND OF MEMORY LEADS ME HOME THE INGONISH ROAD DON’T WALK OVER MY SCRUBBIN’! AUNT MARY PASSING ALONG “MEMORIES” TOMMY’S MARYANNE SAY A LITTLE WORD FOR DAD SANTA’S MISHAP EVENTIDE THE DOCTOR’S BOOK THE PROUD MOTHER FISHERLADS HIRAM TODD MIXING BREAD “THE OLD CHURCH BY THE SHORE” SUSAN EMMA PYNN “CAPE BRETON ISLE” MY LITTLE HOUSE OF DREAMS “LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED” DOWN ON THE LABRADOR THE CAPE NORTH ROAD THE LITTLE ALDER TWIG IF NOBODY SAID “MERRY CHRISTMAS”

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