Poems

A War Song to Englishmen Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; Th’ Angel of Fate turns […]

Ah! Sunflower Ah Sunflower, weary of time, Who countest the steps of the sun; Seeking after that sweet golden clime Where the traveller’s journey is done; […]

An Imitation of Spenser Golden Apollo, that thro’ heaven wide Scatter’st the rays of light, and truth’s beams, In lucent words my darkling verses dight, And […]

Auguries of Innocence To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your […]

Blind Man’s Buff When silver snow decks Susan’s clothes, And jewel hangs at th’ shepherd’s nose, The blushing bank is all my care, With hearth so […]

Broken Love MY Spectre around me night and day Like a wild beast guards my way; My Emanation far within Weeps incessantly for my sin. ‘A […]

Day The Sun arises in the East, Cloth’d in robes of blood and gold; Swords and spears and wrath increast All around his bosom roll’d Crown’d […]

Earth’s Answer Earth raised up her head From the darkness dread and drear, Her light fled, Stony, dread, And her locks covered with grey despair. “Prisoned […]

England! awake! awake! awake! England! awake! awake! awake! Jerusalem thy Sister calls! Why wilt thou sleep the sleep of death And close her from thy ancient […]

Eternity He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity’s sun […]