Poems by David Fletcher Hunton
| Poems |
Date Published |
Description | ||
| An Angel at the Door |
August 20, 1868 The Grand Haven News |
Mourning the loss of friends | ||
| The Avalanche of Death | Published by the S. Brainard's Sons Co., 1889 | The Johnstown Flood disaster of 1889 | ||
| Lines (Blanche Loutit) | September 26, 1894 | Written upon the death of little Blanche Loutit | ||
| Lines (Frank Cairns / Frank Palmer) | March 13, 1895 | In memory of Frank Cairns and Frank Palmer | ||
| Lines (Marian Lilley) | May 5, 1895 | In remembrance of infant daughter of Chas. H. Lilley | ||
| Lines (Abram Fisher) | October 2, 1895 | In memory of Abram Fisher | ||
| Lines (Clara Vyn) | November 9, 1895 | In remembrance of Clara Vyn | ||
| The Old Arm Chair | May 11, 1896 | David Hunton's early childhood | ||
| The Sunflower | August 13, 1896 | Admiration of the sunflower | ||
| Lines (T. W. Ferry) | October 20, 1896 |
Written upon the death of
Ex-United States Senator Thomas-White Ferry |
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| Christmas Song | December 24, 1896 | Story of Nativity scene | ||
| Sunset at Lake Michigan | May 22, 1897 |
At the wreck of the Alpena |
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| We Shall Meet | September 1, 1897 | The reunion of of loved ones in afterlife | ||
| The Wreck of the Alpena | October 15, 1897 | The passenger ship Alpena founders on Lake Michigan | ||
| The Closing Scene | January 4, 1898 | The finality of time | ||
| Crossing the Lake | January 28, 1898 | Crossing Stormy Lake Michigan | ||
| Memory’s Picture | February 2, 1898 | D. F. Hunton's New Hampshire birthplace | ||
| The Wreck of the Akeley | February 11, 1898 | Steam barge Akeley founders on Lake Michigan | ||
| The Snow Storm | February 15, 1898 | The Hunton home after a snow storm | ||
| Soul-Drifting | February 16, 1898 | Life as a ship voyage | ||
| The Omniscient God | March 12, 1898 | Seeing God in nature | ||
| A Husband’s Farewell | March 22, 1898 | Goodby to a wife | ||
| Have Faith, and Struggle On | April 7, 1898 | A lesson in perseverance | ||
| In Memory of Little Henry Andre | April 9, 1898 | Condolence to Grand Haven family | ||
| Death | April 14, 1898 | Death as a passage to a better life | ||
| Lines, (Hilyer Brewer) | April 23, 1898 | Death of Grand Haven boy | ||
| Remember Maine | April 26, 1898 | Loss of battleship Maine rallies American troops in Spanish American War . | ||
| It Cost So Little | May 4, 1898 | Treating people with kindness | ||
| Fighting for Cuba | May 10, 1898 | Rallying support for America's war with Spain | ||
| Old Glory | May 24, 1898 | Our flag and America's war with Spain | ||
| Yankee Dewey | June 1, 1898 | Americans sink Spanish fleet and capture Manila in Spanish American War. | ||
| The Thing is Done | July 7, 1898 | The sinking of the Spanish fleet off Cuba in the Spanish American War. | ||
| There’ll Be a Hot Time | August 3, 1898 | Urging an American capture of Havana in Spanish American War. | ||
| The Michigan Volunteer | August 9, 1898 | Capt. Edward Andres and Grand Haven's Co. F leaves for the Spanish American War | ||
| The Contrast | August 23, 1898 | Reflecting on youth | ||
| Lines (Death of Marguerite Johnstone) | August 29, 1898 | In memory of a Grand Haven girl | ||
| Lines (Death of Freddie Cosgrove) | November 27, 1899 | Written on the death of a 13-year old Grand Haven boy from heart disease | ||
| I Love Thee, O My Country | February 16, 1900 | Patriotism / American military achievement | ||
| Lines (Death of Jeannette Ferry Hancock) NEW! | April 5, 1900 | In memory of a Grand Haven girl | ||
| Spring is Here | May 10, 1900 | The arrival of spring | ||
| An April Sunset | July 6, 1900 | Description of a sunset on Lake Michigan from the sand dunes at Grand Haven | ||
| The Old Family Bible | July 14, 1900 | The value and significance of the family bible | ||
| Our God Hath Led Us On | July 20, 1900 | God is on our side / American expansionism | ||
| Come | September 24, 1900 | Prayer / Jesus as our savior | ||
| The Dying Veteran | October 19, 1900 | The death of an old military scout | ||
| When Mac and Teddy Have Won the Day | October 24, 1900 | McKinley / Roosevelt presidential campaign | ||
| Michigan’s Closing Campaign Song | November 3, 1900 |
McKinley/Roosevelt presidential campaign |
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| At Last | December 1, 1900 | Death of David Hinton's wife | ||
| Song for the Old Year | December 31, 1900 | Goodbye to the year 1900 | ||
| Victoria | January 27, 1901 | Written upon the death of Queen Victoria | ||
| Paul at Damascus | February 2, 1901 | Biblical story of St. Paul | ||
| Washington | February 22, 1901 | Honoring George Washington on his birthday | ||
| My Mother | March 13, 1901 | David Hunton loved his mother | ||
| March 27, 1901 | Burial of Grand Haven boy | |||
| A Greeting to Spring | May 1, 1901 | Description of Springtime | ||
| Hallowed Be Thy Name | May 9, 1901 | God and the four seasons of the year | ||
| May 21, 1901 | God created man and protects him | |||
| Love of Country | June 8, 1901 | How America was won in battle | ||
| My Wish for Thee | July 29, 1901 | Best wishes in the afterlife | ||
| Do You Know? | August 12, 1901 | How an angel keeps record on us | ||
| Memorial Poem, William McKinley. | September 19, 1901 | Death of President McKinley | ||
| Somewhere, Sometime, and Some Day | September 30, 1901 | The day of final resurrection | ||
| Morning, Noon and Night | December 4, 1901 | A day on the Lake Michigan shore | ||
| Christmas Bells | December 27, 1901 | The joy of Christmas | ||
| January 14, 1902 | Bedtime prayer with mother | |||
| When My Frail Bark | February 15, 1902 | Meeting loved ones in afterlife. | ||
| The Light of Eastertide | March 26, 1902 | The meaning of Easter | ||
| Beauty | May 16, 1902 | Beauty of nature on Lake Michigan shoreline | ||
| Words and Deeds | June 7, 1902 | The effect of what we say and do | ||
| Impromptu Lines | June 24, 1902 | Pinned with a flower | ||
| Brave Wolf (Author Unknown) | September 23, 1902 | Gen. Wolfe at the Battle of Quebec 1859 (submitted by D. F. Hunton) | ||
| A Birthday Reverie | February 2, 1903 | Thinking of mother on his birthday | ||
| In the Long Ago | February 9, 1903 | Remembering a former wife | ||
| Flowers | May 22, 1903 | An appreciation of flowers | ||
| A Humble Tribute (Mary McMillan) | August 8, 1903 | Mrs. Mary McMillan remembered | ||
| If We Knew | October 1, 1903 | Knowing others through their faults | ||
| The Chapel by the Brook | October 1, 1903 | Reminiscing old place of worship | ||
| Helping Mother | December 11, 1903 | Telling daughter to help mother | ||
| Lines (Margarette Davis) | December 21, 1903 | In Memory of Margarette Davis | ||
| Sweetly Sleeping | February 9, 1904 | Remembering a beautiful girl. | ||
| Dreams of Springtime | April 25, 1904 | Springtime on Lake Michigan shoreline | ||
| If You Love Her, Tell Her So | June 14, 1904 | Advice for husbands | ||
| My Wife and I Together | July 26, 1904 | New wife and home | ||
| Washington’s Birthday | February 22, 1906 | Tribute to George Washington | ||
| Lines (Esther Hoyt) | June 6, 1906 | In memory of wife of Hon. Chas. K. Hoyt | ||
| Waiting for Spring | October 13, 1906 | Description of Spring | ||
| A Tribute to Mrs. Charlotte S. Wachs | April 8, 1907 | Death of Charlotte Wachs | ||
| When Diekema's Won the Day | April 26, 1907 | Endorsement of a Michigan Congressman | ||
| To Spring | May 4, 1908 | Greeting spring | ||
| Autumn | October 28, 1909 | A Grand Haven autumn | ||
| A Humble Tribute | November 13, 1909 | Remembering Mrs. W. H. Loutit | ||
| Those Dear New Hampshire Hills | August 12, 1910 | Remembering New Hampshire hills | ||
| A Farewell To Summer | October 22, 1910 | Appreciating Summer | ||
| Because He First Loved Me! | July 1, 1911 | God's love for the individaul | ||
| The Coming Spring | April 26, 1912 | Anticipating Spring | ||
| The Doom of the Gigantic Titanic | May 2, 1912 | Sinking of the Titanic | ||
| Sugar River | August 28, 1912 | Description of Sugar River in New Hampshire | ||
| A Song for the Passing of the Old Year | January 8, 1914 | Farewell to 1913 | ||
| A. D. 1913 | ||||
| Seeing God | December 6, 1915 | Seeing God in nature | ||
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