Poems

Crazy Jane On God That lover of a night Came when he would, Went in the dawning light Whether I would or no; Men come, men […]

Crazy Jane On The Day Of Judgment ‘Love is all Unsatisfied That cannot take the whole Body and soul’; And that is what Jane said. ‘Take […]

Crazy Jane On The Mountain I AM tired of cursing the Bishop, (Said Crazy Jane) Nine books or nine hats Would not make him a man. […]

Crazy Jane Reproved I care not what the sailors say: All those dreadful thunder-stones, All that storm that blots the day Can but show that Heaven […]

Crazy Jane Talks With The Bishop I met the Bishop on the road And much said he and I. ‘Those breasts are flat and fallen now, […]

Cuchulain Comforted A MAN that had six mortal wounds, a man Violent and famous, strode among the dead; Eyes stared out of the branches and were […]

Cuchulain’s Fight with the Sea A man came slowly from the setting sun, To Emer, raddling raiment in her dun, And said, “I am that swineherd […]

Death NOR dread nor hope attend A dying animal; A man awaits his end Dreading and hoping all; Many times he died, Many times rose again. […]

Demon And Beast FOR certain minutes at the least That crafty demon and that loud beast That plague me day and night Ran out of my […]

Down By The Salley Gardens DOWN by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet. She […]