Poems

The Everlasting Gospel The vision of Christ that thou dost see Is my vision’s greatest enemy. Thine has a great hook nose like thine; Mine has […]

The Fly Little Fly, Thy summer’s play My thoughtless hand Has brushed away. Am not I A fly like thee? Or art not thou A man […]

The Four Zoas (excerpt) “What is the price of Experience? do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, […]

The French Revolution (excerpt) Thee the ancientest peer, Duke of Burgundy, rose from the monarch’s right hand, red as wines From his mountains; an odor of […]

The Garden of Love I laid me down upon a bank, Where Love lay sleeping; I heard among the rushes dank Weeping, weeping. Then I went […]

The Grey Monk (excerpts) “I die, I die!” the Mother said, “My children die for lack of bread. What more has the merciless Tyrant said?” The […]

The Human Abstract Pity would be no more If we did not make somebody Poor; And Mercy no more could be If all were as happy […]

The lamb Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee Gave thee life & bid thee feed, By the stream & o’er the […]

The Land of Dreams Awake, awake, my little boy! Thou wast thy mother’s only joy; Why dost thou weep in thy gentle sleep? Awake! thy father […]

The Lily The modest Rose puts forth a thorn, The humble sheep a threat’ning horn: While the Lily white shall in love delight, Nor a thorn […]