<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "helvetica neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Saturday Song</span><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">by Edith Nesbit</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">They talk about gardens of roses,<br>And moonlight over the sea,<br>And mountains and snow<br>And sunsetty glow,<br>But I know what is best for me.<br>The prettiest sight I know,<br>Worth all your roses and snow,<br>Is the blaze of light on a Saturday night,<br>When the barrows are set in a row.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I've heard of bazaars in India<br>All glitter and spices and smells,<br>But they don't compare<br>With the naphtha flare<br>And the herrings the coster sells;<br>And the oranges piled like gold,<br>The cucumbers lean and cold,<br>And the red and white block-trimmings<br>And the strawberries fresh and ripe,<br>And the peas and beans,<br>And the sprouts and greens,<br>And the 'taters and trotters and tripe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">And the shops where they sell the chairs,<br>The mangles and tables and bedding,<br>And the lovers go by in pairs,<br>And look--and think of the wedding.<br>And your girl has her arm in yours,<br>And you whisper and make her blush.<br>Oh! the snap in her eyes--and her smiles and her sighs<br>As she fancies the purple plush!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">And you haven't a penny to spend,<br>But you dream that you've pounds and pounds;<br>And arm in arm with your only friend<br>You make your Saturday rounds:<br>And you see the cradle bright<br>With ribbon--lace--pink and white;<br>And she stops her laugh<br>And you drop your chaff<br>In the light of the Saturday night.<br>And the world is new<br>For her and you -<br>A little bit of all-right.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/">http://www.moscowcares.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></div></div></body></html>