Orchard Farming

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Orchard Farming

by Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

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Encoded documents and images are derived from manuscripts in the Papers of Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven in Special Collections at the University of Maryland, College Park, Libraries. In addition, individual pages or leaves of manuscripts are identified by the corresponding reel and frame numbers of the microfilm edition of the Freytag-Lorinhoven Papers.

Witness List

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  • Witness va3: Third
  • Witness va4: Fourth

Textual Notes

Drafts of this poem occupy series 3, box 3, folder 14. The poem was written between 1923 and 1927. To the editor's knowledge, it has not been reprinted or published.
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Critical Introduction

Elements such as those represented graphically in this poem would not have presented well on the printed publication page. Indeed, it is quite often that, as the Baroness writes, "Print teeth bite."

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ABOUT
ORCHARD FARMING
LORE Orchard
1
CONSOLING STUPID
LESSON
'
TO
:
MOURNERS
-
2
TO
3
TO
MOURNERS
- SNOTTY
4
SNOTTY
5
SNUBBING SNOTTY
YOUTH
SNOBS
SNOBS
.
6
EACH
AGE
PERIOD
'
HAS
' COUTENANCE
FACE
FACE
-
'
GESTURE
'
-
COUNTENANCE
.
7
AGE
- '
EXPRESSION -
COUNTENANCE.
FACE
8
HAS
FACE .
9
COUNTENANCE
10
GESTURE
11
EXPRESSION
12
FACE.
13
THAT
THAT
WHO HAS
WICH BEARS DROOPS
DROOPS
'
WITH
'
WILTED
WITHERED
BLOOM -
14
DROOPS
NO FRUIT COUNTENACE - '
IS
' SPRING
YOUTH SPRING
SHELL -
YOUTH DUMMY SHELL
'
GHOSTTREE
- '
EARTHRUBBISH.
15
'GHOST TREE - EARTH EARTHRUBBISH - -
WITH
16
WILTED
17
BLOOM
18
IS:
19
SPRINGSHELL
20
TREE
21
GHOST
22
EARTHRUBBISH.
23
TO
SPRING
SPRING
SEED
SHALL BE
OFFERD
GIVEN
ITS
GIVEN
24
SEED
ITS FERTILIZER DUNG
DUNG
'
- SPACE
-
25
SHALL
SPACE
26
BE
BURNING.
IT
-
27
CAST
28
OFFERD
29
IT'S
30
DUNG
31
SPACE
32
BURNING.
33
IN CONSEQUENCE TRAST
CONTRAST
:
34
THAT
POPPS
BRIMS POPPS
THAT WHO BRIMS
WITH FRUITS
35
POPPS
36
WITH
37
FRUITS
MATURED RESULT
-
GLOSSGREEN BUFF
DAPPELD
DINTED SPIKED
SAFRON
CRIMSON
FLAME POPPY YELLOW
38
MATURED
39
RESULT:
40
GLOSSGREEN
-
41
BUFF
-
42
?? SULPHUR
SAFRON
-
43
BRICK
CRIMSON
44
DAPPLED
-
45
DIMPLED
DINTED
FURRED
46
FURRED
47
SPIKED
48
SKILLPAYING
-
49
PRAISE
RIPE
LADEN RIPE GLOSSGREEN
-
50
IS
51
IS VENERABLE -
ADORABLE
52
UNTIL
PLUCKED BARE
-
!
53
PLUCKED
54
BARE
.
55
COCK
-E
EARD
56
FOR AMONGST PRIDES GLOSSGREEN PRIDES BEAMING
FOLIAGE GREENERY FOLIAGE
'
FROM AMONGST PRIDEBEAMING FOLIAGES
MONGST
57
PRIDEBEAMING
FOLIAGES
LADEN WITH LORE
58
FOLIAGES'
60
CROWNS'
LADEN WITH LORE
61
AMONGST PRIDES GLOSSGREEN FOLIAGE
GOSSIPPING
A TALKATIVE GREENERY
GREENERY
62
GREENERY
63
RIFE
FRISKY RIFE
WITH LORE
64
WITH
65
LORE
66
FRISKS
GRINS WIPS FRISKS BOSS
SQUATS FRISKS SQUATS GARDENER
67
BOSS
BEAMING LORD
CREATION .
68
MUNCHING
APPLES
COCKEARD GRINNING
FOR MUNCHING
69
?? CREATION
APPLES
E.V.F.L
E.V.F.L
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ABOUT
ORCHARD FARMING
LORE Orchard
1
CONSOLING STUPID
LESSON
'
TO
:
MOURNERS
-
3
TO
MOURNERS
- SNOTTY
5
SNUBBING SNOTTY
YOUTH
SNOBS
SNOBS
.
6
EACH
AGE
PERIOD
'
HAS
' COUTENANCE
FACE
FACE
-
'
GESTURE
'
-
COUNTENANCE
.
7
AGE
- '
EXPRESSION -
COUNTENANCE.
FACE
8
HAS
FACE .
13
THAT
THAT
WHO HAS
WICH BEARS DROOPS
DROOPS
'
WITH
'
WILTED
WITHERED
BLOOM -
14
DROOPS
NO FRUIT COUNTENACE - '
IS
' SPRING
YOUTH SPRING
SHELL -
YOUTH DUMMY SHELL
'
GHOSTTREE
- '
EARTHRUBBISH.
23
TO
SPRING
SPRING
SEED
SHALL BE
OFFERD
GIVEN
ITS
GIVEN
24
SEED
ITS FERTILIZER DUNG
DUNG
'
- SPACE
-
25
SHALL
SPACE
26
BE
BURNING.
IT
-
33
IN CONSEQUENCE TRAST
CONTRAST
:
34
THAT
POPPS
BRIMS POPPS
THAT WHO BRIMS
WITH FRUITS
36
WITH
37
FRUITS
MATURED RESULT
-
GLOSSGREEN BUFF
DAPPELD
DINTED SPIKED
SAFRON
CRIMSON
FLAME POPPY YELLOW
40
GLOSSGREEN
-
41
BUFF
-
42
?? SULPHUR
SAFRON
-
43
BRICK
CRIMSON
44
DAPPLED
-
45
DIMPLED
DINTED
FURRED
46
FURRED
47
SPIKED
48
SKILLPAYING
-
49
PRAISE
RIPE
LADEN RIPE GLOSSGREEN
-
50
IS
51
IS VENERABLE -
ADORABLE
52
UNTIL
PLUCKED BARE
-
!
53
PLUCKED
54
BARE
.
55
COCK
-E
EARD
56
FOR AMONGST PRIDES GLOSSGREEN PRIDES BEAMING
FOLIAGE GREENERY FOLIAGE
'
FROM AMONGST PRIDEBEAMING FOLIAGES
MONGST
57
PRIDEBEAMING
FOLIAGES
LADEN WITH LORE
59
BENEATH
BENEATH FRISKY TRUSTY AFFECTIONATE
SNICKERING
CROWN
S
BENEATH
PRIDES GREENERY SNICKERING CROWN CROWNS
61
AMONGST PRIDES GLOSSGREEN FOLIAGE
GOSSIPPING
A TALKATIVE GREENERY
GREENERY
63
RIFE
FRISKY RIFE
WITH LORE
66
FRISKS
GRINS WIPS FRISKS BOSS
SQUATS FRISKS SQUATS GARDENER
67
BOSS
BEAMING LORD
CREATION .
68
MUNCHING
APPLES
COCKEARD GRINNING
FOR MUNCHING
69
?? CREATION
APPLES
E.V.F.L
E.V.F.L
Facsimile Image Placeholder
ABOUT
ORCHARD FARMING
LORE Orchard
1
CONSOLING STUPID
LESSON
'
TO
:
MOURNERS
-
3
TO
MOURNERS
- SNOTTY
5
SNUBBING SNOTTY
YOUTH
SNOBS
SNOBS
.
6
EACH
AGE
PERIOD
'
HAS
' COUTENANCE
FACE
FACE
-
'
GESTURE
'
-
COUNTENANCE
.
7
AGE
- '
EXPRESSION -
COUNTENANCE.
FACE
13
THAT
THAT
WHO HAS
WICH BEARS DROOPS
DROOPS
'
WITH
'
WILTED
WITHERED
BLOOM -
14
DROOPS
NO FRUIT COUNTENACE - '
IS
' SPRING
YOUTH SPRING
SHELL -
YOUTH DUMMY SHELL
'
GHOSTTREE
- '
EARTHRUBBISH.
23
TO
SPRING
SPRING
SEED
SHALL BE
OFFERD
GIVEN
ITS
GIVEN
24
SEED
ITS FERTILIZER DUNG
DUNG
'
- SPACE
-
26
BE
BURNING.
IT
-
33
IN CONSEQUENCE TRAST
CONTRAST
:
34
THAT
POPPS
BRIMS POPPS
THAT WHO BRIMS
WITH FRUITS
37
FRUITS
MATURED RESULT
-
GLOSSGREEN BUFF
DAPPELD
DINTED SPIKED
SAFRON
CRIMSON
FLAME POPPY YELLOW
40
GLOSSGREEN
-
41
BUFF
-
42
?? SULPHUR
SAFRON
-
43
BRICK
CRIMSON
44
DAPPLED
-
45
DIMPLED
DINTED
FURRED
47
SPIKED
48
SKILLPAYING
-
49
PRAISE
RIPE
LADEN RIPE GLOSSGREEN
-
50
IS
51
IS VENERABLE -
ADORABLE
52
UNTIL
PLUCKED BARE
-
!
55
COCK
-E
EARD
56
FOR AMONGST PRIDES GLOSSGREEN PRIDES BEAMING
FOLIAGE GREENERY FOLIAGE
'
FROM AMONGST PRIDEBEAMING FOLIAGES
MONGST
59
BENEATH
BENEATH FRISKY TRUSTY AFFECTIONATE
SNICKERING
CROWN
S
BENEATH
PRIDES GREENERY SNICKERING CROWN CROWNS
61
AMONGST PRIDES GLOSSGREEN FOLIAGE
GOSSIPPING
A TALKATIVE GREENERY
GREENERY
63
RIFE
FRISKY RIFE
WITH LORE
66
FRISKS
GRINS WIPS FRISKS BOSS
SQUATS FRISKS SQUATS GARDENER
67
BOSS
BEAMING LORD
CREATION .
68
MUNCHING
APPLES
COCKEARD GRINNING
FOR MUNCHING
E.V.F.L
E.V.F.L
Facsimile Image Placeholder
ABOUT
ORCHARD FARMING
LORE Orchard
1
CONSOLING STUPID
LESSON
'
TO
:
MOURNERS
-
3
TO
MOURNERS
- SNOTTY
5
SNUBBING SNOTTY
YOUTH
SNOBS
SNOBS
.
6
EACH
AGE
PERIOD
'
HAS
' COUTENANCE
FACE
FACE
-
'
GESTURE
'
-
COUNTENANCE
.
7
AGE
- '
EXPRESSION -
COUNTENANCE.
FACE
13
THAT
THAT
WHO HAS
WICH BEARS DROOPS
DROOPS
'
WITH
'
WILTED
WITHERED
BLOOM -
14
DROOPS
NO FRUIT COUNTENACE - '
IS
' SPRING
YOUTH SPRING
SHELL -
YOUTH DUMMY SHELL
'
GHOSTTREE
- '
EARTHRUBBISH.
15
'GHOST TREE - EARTH EARTHRUBBISH - -
WITH
23
TO
SPRING
SPRING
SEED
SHALL BE
OFFERD
GIVEN
ITS
GIVEN
24
SEED
ITS FERTILIZER DUNG
DUNG
'
- SPACE
-
26
BE
BURNING.
IT
-
33
IN CONSEQUENCE TRAST
CONTRAST
:
34
THAT
POPPS
BRIMS POPPS
THAT WHO BRIMS
WITH FRUITS
37
FRUITS
MATURED RESULT
-
GLOSSGREEN BUFF
DAPPELD
DINTED SPIKED
SAFRON
CRIMSON
FLAME POPPY YELLOW
48
SKILLPAYING
-
49
PRAISE
RIPE
LADEN RIPE GLOSSGREEN
-
51
IS VENERABLE -
ADORABLE
52
UNTIL
PLUCKED BARE
-
!
56
FOR AMONGST PRIDES GLOSSGREEN PRIDES BEAMING
FOLIAGE GREENERY FOLIAGE
'
FROM AMONGST PRIDEBEAMING FOLIAGES
MONGST
57
PRIDEBEAMING
FOLIAGES
LADEN WITH LORE
59
BENEATH
BENEATH FRISKY TRUSTY AFFECTIONATE
SNICKERING
CROWN
S
BENEATH
PRIDES GREENERY SNICKERING CROWN CROWNS
60
CROWNS'
LADEN WITH LORE
61
AMONGST PRIDES GLOSSGREEN FOLIAGE
GOSSIPPING
A TALKATIVE GREENERY
GREENERY
66
FRISKS
GRINS WIPS FRISKS BOSS
SQUATS FRISKS SQUATS GARDENER
67
BOSS
BEAMING LORD
CREATION .
68
MUNCHING
APPLES
COCKEARD GRINNING
FOR MUNCHING
AMONGST FROM PRIDES FOLIAGE
BENEATH BENEATH SNICKERING BEAMING CROWNS FOLIAGE CROWNS
TALKATIVE GREENERY
AFFECTIONATE
LADEN FRISKY WITH LORE
SQUATES GRINS LORD
MUNCHING APPLES
GRINNING
COCKEARD
E.V.F.L
E.V.F.L
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