Poems

Trust in God Deep trust in God—for that I still have sought Through all the grim doubts that bemock the soul, When in the amazement of […]

Wellington Great captain if you will! great Duke! great Slave! Great minion of the crown! – but a great man He was not! He? the iron […]

Words Words are deeds. The words we hear May revolutionize or rear A mighty state. The words we read May be a spiritual deed Excelling any […]

The Infinite The day was lingering in the pale north- west, And night was hanging o’er my head– Night, where a myriad stars were spread; While […]

Bound for Sourabaya! OH, the moon shines bright, and we sail to-night, And we’re bound for Sourabaya! So it’s ‘Farewell, Jane!’ for we’re off again With […]

The Mallee Fire I SUPPOSE it just depends on where you’re raised, Once I met a cove as swore by green belar! Couldn’t sight the good […]

Brave Singer’s Song I sometimes think that I have lived too long, Who have heard so many a gay brave singer’s song Fail him for ever. […]

A Farewell I My fairest child, I have no song to give you; No lark could pipe to skies so dull and grey: Yet, ere we […]

A Farewell: To C.E.G My fairest child, I have no song to give you; No lark could pipe in skies so dull and gray; Yet, if […]

A Myth A FLOATING, a floating Across the sleeping sea, All night I heard a singing bird Upon the topmast tree. “Oh, came you from the […]