Poem about praying to be a better cowboy during the war. At the end is typed, "To my friend John Bryan, From Bill Tolleson."

A poem by Charles Moore about soldiering during the Mexican-American War.

Print of a bird on a fence with a poem by Grace Dupree Ridings. The poem, "Have You?", is as follows: "Have you ever / Seen new violets, / Have you heard / A robin sing, / When you can / Keep from thinking / It is Spring... / It is Spring?"

Message card for what looks to be for Christmas. Typed: "Instead of the touch of a friendly hand, the touch of your hand and mine, I send you a message meaning more Than gifts of bread and wine. For food is gone when the feast is o'er, The bread lasts but a day, But friendship such as mine for you Will never pass." Handwritten is "John & Mary Cody(?)"

The poem mentions stabbing or shooting someone's wife, the husband feeling justified in his actions. The husband is charged with the crime and says the he did it, but he did not exaggerate it. On the other side, it talks of a legend and how it affects the people there. He talks of spurs. On October 12, a tree fell down and they tried to move it. He mentions a year ago on the 12th he was going through Memphis.

The author is on the Texas frontier alone, without his wife?, he enjoys the landscape and his neighbors. He speaks of the things he sees on a horse ride: herds of cattle, horses, eating steak and enjoying the rising moon and coming home.

The author's health has returned. He mentions how fair the girls are, the members of church and how they hate each other. Brother Will was blaming Sister Sober because he didn't like her. On the flip side, he says that he has been there for a month, and he ate some bad wheat and then he got a fever. Afterwards he got better because his landlord took care of him. But he owes the doctor eight dollars. The author mentions hunting for deer to make new clothes: pants, a vest, and a coat. And with these clothes he will be able to handle any cold weather in Texas. He then goes to Paris and wants to meet up with Henry Moore and John. On the other side he mentions that he has gained weight and looks like a bear. His friend Browning's brother got a fever.

Poem about matrimony, congratulating a new bride and her husband.

Poem written about rest after a hard day and published in The Southern Pharmaceutical Journal and Drug Price Review, with an advertisement for Vitalis on the back.

Short poem about spring. "Doberman" is handwritten at the bottom of the page.

Poem about simple life in a small mountain cottage. The poem is forwarded by an introduction by an unknown author that discusses heeding the message of the poem.

Poem from Maggie sent to Willie expressing optimism for Willie's future and best wishes and angels.

This document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem describes life's fleeting moments. The poem's author is unidentified and the document is undated.

This document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem details racism. The author is unidentified and the document is undated.

The document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem details the life and death of a man and a woman. It describes the reactions of society for each of the deaths; one a memorialization of life, the other a celebration of death. The poem's author is unidentified and the document is undated.

The document includes two poems from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The first poem details a man's journey through life. It alludes to confronting one's fears and facing one's mortality. This poem is written on the first three pages of the document. The ending to this poem is on the last page of the document on the bottom of the page. The second poem is on the last page of the document at the top of the page. It was written for and is about Mary Ann Moore. The document is undated.

This document is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem details the author's feelings about life in their time and place. The author is unidentified and the document is undated.

This is a poem from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The poem's subject is Bill Weaver who does not practice religion. The poet used the verses to discuss the gravity of sin on the human soul and how repentance would be a blessing for those who do not believe. It is undated and the poet is unidentified.

A love poem from a mockingbird to his wife. Watermark on paper: "Erasable; Plover Bond; 25% Cotton Fiber; USA"

This document includes two poems from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The first poem details the immensity of nature and how minute one feels compared to the lightning strikes in a thunderstorm. The second poem is about the author's mother. It notes the happy memories of youth spent with their mother and how her health has declined. The final line of this poem is solemn. It details that the author's mother is succumbing to a disease that is taking her life.

Poetic verse.

The following document includes four poems from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The first two poems are on the front of the page and are written in pen. One of the poems is titled "Afton Water." The poem is a handwritten copy of Robert Burns' "Sweet Afton." It details the environment that surrounds the River Afton in Scotland. The second poem of the front page is untitled. It discusses how one's decisions define the life one leads. The back of the document has two poems written in pencil. The first one is unintelligible. The second is untitled and is about love. There is also some calculations on the back page. The document is undated.

Lyric sheet for "The Flag of Austerlitz and Arcole" to the tune of "La Sentinelle" and "La Parisienne," the national march, by Casimir DeLavigne.

Poem of how Sal is dead and therefore people don't have to worry anymore.