Sweet Birds, I Come
Sweet Birds, I Come The bird that now On bush and tree, Near leaves so green Looks down to see Flowers looking up– He either sings […]
READ MORESweet Stay-at-Home
Sweet Stay-at-Home Sweet Stay-at-Home, sweet Well-content, Thou knowest of no strange continent; Thou hast not felt thy bosom keep A gentle motion with the deep; Thou […]
READ MOREThe Best Friend
The Best Friend Now shall I walk Or shall I ride? “Ride”, Pleasure said; “Walk”, Joy replied. Now what shall I — Stay home or roam? […]
READ MOREThe Bird of Paradise
The Bird of Paradise Here comes Kate Summers, who, for gold, Takes any man to bed: “You knew my friend, Nell Barnes,” she said; “You knew […]
READ MOREThe Bird-Man
The Bird-Man Man is a bird: He rises on fine wings Into the Heaven’s clear light; He flies away and sings– There’s music in his flight. […]
READ MOREThe Boy
The Boy Go, little boy, Fill thee with joy; For Time gives thee Unlicensed hours, To run in fields, And roll in flowers. A little boy […]
READ MOREThe Child and the Mariner
The Child and the Mariner A dear old couple my grandparents were, And kind to all dumb things; they saw in Heaven The lamb that Jesus […]
READ MOREThe Church Organ
The Church Organ The homeless man has heard thy voice, Its sound doth move his memory deep; He stares bewildered, as a man That’s shook by […]
READ MOREThe Dark Hour
The Dark Hour And now, when merry winds do blow, And rain makes trees look fresh, An overpowering staleness holds This mortal flesh. Though well I […]
READ MOREThe Example
The Example Here’s an example from A Butterfly; That on a rough, hard rock Happy can lie; Friendless and all alone On this unsweetened stone. Now […]
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