Poems

Mine and Thine Two words about the world we see, And nought but Mine and Thine they be. Ah! might we drive them forth and wide […]

Near Avalon A ship with shields before the sun, Six maidens round the mast, A red-gold crown on every one, A green gown on the last. […]

Near But Far Away She wavered, stopped and turned, methought her eyes, The deep grey windows of her heart, were wet, Methought they softened with a […]

Night I am Night: I bring again Hope of pleasure, rest from pain: Thoughts unsaid ‘twixt Life and Death My fruitful silence quickeneth.

Our Hands Have Met Our hands have met, our lips have met Our souls – who knows when the wind blows How light souls drift mid […]

Pomona I am the ancient apple-queen, As once I was so am I now. For evermore a hope unseen, Betwixt the blossom and the bough. Ah, […]

Riding Together For many, many days together The wind blew steady from the East; For many days hot grew the weather, About the time of our […]

Sad-Eyed and Soft and Grey Sad-Eyed and soft and grey thou art, o morn! Across the long grass of the marshy plain Thy west wind whispers […]

Shameful Death There were four of us about that bed; The mass-priest knelt at the side, I and his mother stood at the head, Over his […]

Sir Galahad, a Christmas Mystery It is the longest night in all the year, Near on the day when the Lord Christ was born; Six hours […]