Autumnal Sonnet
July 6, 2023After Sunset
July 6, 2023Amy Margaret’s Five Year Old
Amy Margaret’s five years old,
Amy Margaret’s hair is gold,
Dearer twenty-thousand-fold
Than gold, is Amy Margaret.
“Amy” is friend, is “Margaret”
The pearl for crown or carkanet?
Or peeping daisy, summer’s pet?
Which are you, Amy Margaret?
A friend, a daisy, and a pearl,
A kindly, simple, precious girl, —
Such, howsoe’er the world may twirl,
Be ever, — Amy Margaret!
William Allingham
William Allingham (1824-1889) was an Irish poet and editor who was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He is known for his use of traditional poetic forms and for his exploration of themes of nature and love. His most famous works include "The Faeries" and "The Flower-Show." Allingham was also a close friend of many of the leading Victorian writers and artists, including Alfred Lord Tennyson and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.