ON PLUCKING A HEDGEROW ROSE POEM
I saw on a hedge that was flourishing by A rose that was stirred by the breath of the morn,So smiling and fragrant it looked there, that I Was tempted to seize it, forgetting the thorn.I eagerly...
View ArticleTHE SHADOW OF A LIFE POEM
There's a face that beclouds like a shadow my pathway at morn and eve,There's a form that glides before me which my eyes can never leave,When I pore above the hearth and heavy thoughts my bosom fill,I...
View ArticleWHEN THE TWILIGHT SHADOWS DEEPEN POEM
When the twilight shadows deepen and the far-off lands are dim,And the vesper dirge is stealing like the chant of cherubim,There's a prayer within my bosom that's responsive to the sound,There's a...
View ArticleTHE SUMMER SHOWER POEM
The eve is still and silent and above the tinted plainThe passing clouds are driving gentle showers of summer rain,And the scent of hay-strewn meadows and the fresh-besprinkled groundIs mingling with...
View ArticleTHE MUSICIAN'S GRAVE POEM
Thou'rt gone like the meteor that blazed in the sky, And the spot thou hast smiled upon knows thee no more,Is there no one that heaves o'er thy ashes a sigh? Is there none to regret? Is there none to...
View ArticleALONE POEM
Alone in my chamber, forsaken, unsought, My spirit's enveloped in shadows of night,Is there no one to give me a smile or a thought? Is there none to restore to me faded delight?The zephyrs disport with...
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