Letter from John G. Neihardt to Jacobsen, May 20, 1927
May 20, "27.
My dear Miss Jacobsen:
Of course I am glad to copy the poem for your brother, Paul Jacobsen, since it seems to have been written for him. It is to be found in my COLLECTED POEMS, published by the Macmillan Company last November.
EASTER
Once more the northbound Wonder Brings back the goose and crane, Prophetic Sons of Thunder, Apostles of the Rain. In many a battling river The broken gorges boom. Behold, the Mighty Giver Emerges from the tomb! Now robins chant the story Of how the wintry sward Is Iitten with the glory Of the Angel of the Lord. His countenance is lightning And still His robe is snow, As when the dawn was brightening Two thousand years ago. O who can be a stanger To what has come to pass? The pity of the Manger Is mighty in the grass! Undaunted by Decembers The sap is faithful yet. The giving Earth remembers And only men forget. Jno. G. NeihardtLincoln Star 6-18-'73 P.C.
Tekamah - Dr. Paul S. Jacobsen, professor emeritus of political science at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. and a native of Tekamah, was awarded an honorary degree of laws from Colgate at commencement exercises. He received his master's degree from Colgate in 1927 and served as a member of the faculty for 37 years.