Roses are Red, Violets are Blue
August 9, 2010 by © Joan Miller - Luxegen Genealogy.
Filed under genealogy, Memorabilia
Autograph Books
Autograph Books from the 1940s
Memories of carefree school days in the one room school. Friendships. Games. The stories started flowing as Mom and I looked at the autograph books.
Three books and over a hundred different poems. The students would collect an autograph from all of their friends, family and even the school teacher.
Poem at the start of every autograph book
Inscribed in front and dated December 25, 1945 was this classic little poem.:
We ought to smile
We ought to laugh
But in this book
We autograph!
Forget you no I never will
And this one dated December 26, 1942.
Dear Sis
Forget you! No I never will
As Long as I can whistle
I might forget to yell
When I sit on a thistle
Your brother
Gerald (age 6 1/2)
To be a Friend you don't need money
My grandmother wrote the following in Mom’s book December 25, 1942.
To be a friend you don’t need money
Just a disposition sunny
Just the will to help another
Get along someway or other
Just the wish to give and lend
Will make you someone’s friend
Mother
Roses are red Violets are blue
Here is a twist on a classic written by an admirer.
Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue
I pity the Man,
That Marries You!
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What Autograph poems and funny sayings do you remember? Please leave your comments below.
Nice post – how about
YYUR
YYUB
ICURYY4Me
Which I have in mine
Hi Jo,
I love it! That is probably the most original one I’ve seen.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
–Joan
Joan – what fun! It made me remember my own autograph books and yearbooks. Later there were also autograph hounds. These were firmly stuffed dogs that you could sign. Thanks for the fun.
Better late than never. Written by my great aunt:
There was a little girl
who had a little curl
right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good
she was very very good
but when she was bad she was horrid!
Surely I was never horrid. Naughty maybe, but never horrid.
Pugbug´s last [type] ..The willow and the rose
Pugbug,
That’s a classic! And I’m sure you were never horrid
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.
–Joan
Hi Donna,
It is fun, isn’t it? I didn’t ever have an autograph hound. Would love to see a picture of one of those
Thanks for commenting.
–Joan
Here’s one that caught my eye, as a Downeaster:
Remember me when way Down East and making bread without any yeast
Hi Pam,
Love it! I haven’t heard that one.
Thanks for commenting.
–Joan