Poems

Twelve Songs I. Song of the Beggars “O for doors to be open and an invite with gilded edges To dine with Lord Lobcock and Count […]

Under Which Lyre A REACTIONARY TRACT FOR THE TIMES (Phi Beta Kappa Poem, Harvard, 1946) Ares at last has quit the field, The bloodstains on the […]

Victor Victor was a little baby, Into this world he came; His father took him on his knee and said: ‘Don’t dishonour the family name.’ Victor […]

Villanelle Time can say nothing but I told you so, Time only knows the price we have to pay; If I could tell you, I would […]

Voltaire At Ferney Almost happy now, he looked at his estate. An exile making watches glanced up as he passed, And went on working; where a […]

We Too Had Known Golden Hours We, too, had known golden hours When body and soul were in tune, Had danced with our true loves By […]

We’re Late Clocks cannot tell our time of day For what event to pray Because we have no time, because We have no time until We […]

Who’s Who A shilling life will give you all the facts: How Father beat him, how he ran away, What were the struggles of his youth, […]

A Classical Revival At the outset I may mention it’s my sovereign intention To revive the classic memories of Athens at its best, For my company […]

A Discontented Sugar Broker A gentleman of City fame Now claims your kind attention; East India broking was his game, His name I shall not mention: […]