The Garden of Shadow
The Garden of Shadow Love heeds no more the sighing of the wind Against the perfect flowers: thy garden’s close Is grown a wilderness, where none […]
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The Moon Maiden’s Song Sleep! Cast thy canopy Over this sleeper’s brain, Dim grow his memory, When he wake again. Love stays a summer night, Till […]
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This Libation, Cupid, Take This libation, Cupid, take, With the lilies at thy feet; Cherish Pierrot for their sake Send him visions strange and sweet, While […]
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To One in Bedlam (For Henry Davray) With delicate, mad hands, behind his sordid bars, Surely he hath his posies, which they tear and twine; Those […]
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Villanelle Come hither, child, and rest, This is the end of day, Behold the weary West! Sleep rounds with equal zest Man’s toil and children’s play, […]
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Villanelle of the Poet’s Road Wine and woman and song, Three things garnish our way: Yet is day over long. Lest we do our youth wrong, […]
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Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam The brief sum of life forbids us the hope of enduring long – Horace They are not long, […]
READ MOREWhat Is Love?
What Is Love? What is Love? Is it a folly, Is it mirth, or melancholy? Joys above, Are there many, or not any? What is Love? […]
READ MOREWho Is This Mortal
Who Is This Mortal Who is this mortal Who ventures to-night To woo an immortal, Cold, cold the moon’s light For sleep at this portal, Bold […]
READ MOREYvonne of Brittany
Yvonne of Brittany In your mother’s apple-orchard, Just a year ago, last spring: Do you remember, Yvonne! The dear trees lavishing Rain of their starry blossoms […]
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