Harry Bartron

Los Angeles, California

Harry Barton, actor-singer-writer-teacher, from 1946 to 1966 did a one-man pantomime show -- over 4,200 performances: US, Canada, Mexico, British Isles. He has appeared in motion pictures, in television shows, and CLEO award winning commercials. He has done numerous live concerts, and on video -- for Cable Television. He is author of many articles, essays, three books of poetry, and a "Tom Sawyer-Huckleberry Finn" type novel, Drummer Boy, (as yet unpublished) honoring the drummer boys of the American Civil War. He has a B.A., an M.A., and a Teaching Credential for life in Language Arts and Literature.

Books

Books are, Oh, such charming friends!
I stand mine in a row.
I love to see their shiny backs
And titles all aglow.
I like to hold them in my hands
And leaf their pages through.
Some day I'll have to take the time
To read their contents, too.

Poetic Aphorisms

Blood is thicker than water,
But not usually thick enough.

Patience is a great virtue,
But the greatest accomplishments
Are made by men of great
Impatience.

In prayer, 'tis not the sound
On human ear
The hosts of Heaven hear,
But the sound of a loving heart,
For God and others--set apart.

The Northern Winter

The North wind
Whirled its icy chill
From hill to hill,
And flung the
Pearl-white snow
In sheets
To fall,
And rise agin.

The enchanged howl
Of the plaintive wind
Pierced my ear;
And the frigid air
Dripped
From an ungloved
Fingertip.

Thus does memory
So sharp in age
With youthful recollection
So engage:
The Northern Winter!

Qualities

To weep,
And not decry the pain;
To hope,
and not despair at unfulfilllment;
To sing--
Deep into myriad caverns--
And not lose heart
At the resounding silence:
These are the qualities
For which I pray.