Life, 1919-03-13 · page 13 of 42
Life — March 13, 1919 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**"Spring's Message—1919"** is a post-WWI poem by Grace G. Boatwick expressing optimism about peace returning after the war's devastation. The accompanying cartoons reinforce this theme. **"Easter: Back to the Flesh Pots"** (top silhouette) depicts a chaotic procession of figures—likely representing post-war society indulging in material pleasures and excess after wartime deprivation. **"A Ticklish Landing"** (right) shows a figure descending via parachute labeled "Peace" toward thorny, barren ground labeled with economic/social problems. The satire suggests that achieving actual peace from warfare is complicated by underlying domestic challenges—the "ticklish" complications of transitioning from war to peacetime stability. Both images express cautious skepticism about whether peace truly solves society's deeper problems.
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Spring’s Message—1919 “PVE got the ‘flu.’ said Spring “Twill not sing! nd I forbid you pocts everywhere waste good ink and tear your kempt hair ny behalf © sport with southern breezes, mad with glee, id snowy drift of wild anemone vill not weep go away and let a creature sleep!) I've come on dancing feet with April eyes MIL wet with tears—you fools, they'r dry and wise! or centuries untold, I, who am old, old, old! I want no songs to usher in my day Begone with you—you rhymesters keep away! Leave me in peace! T tell you Tam through With fol-de-rol like yours! I've got the ‘flul?” Grace G. Bostwick “THAT'S THE TROUBLE AROUND HERE. E ANY PLACE EASTER BACK TO THE FLESH POTS A TICKLISH LANDING