Poems

Airly Beacon Airly Beacon, Airly Beacon; Oh, the pleasant sight to see Shires and towns from Airly Beacon, While my love climbed up to me! Airly […]

Dartside, 1849 I cannot tell what you say green leaves, I cannot tell what you say : But I know that there is a spirit in […]

Easter Week See the land, her Easter keeping, Rises as her Maker rose. Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping, Burst at last from winter snows. Earth […]

Lorraine “ARE you ready for your steeplechase, Lorraine, Lorraine, Lorree? Barum, Barum, Barum, Barum, Barum, Barum, Baree. You’re booked to ride your capping race to-day at […]

Ode to the Northeast Wind Welcome, wild Northeaster! Shame it is to see Odes to every zephyr; Ne’er a verse to thee. Welcome, black Northeaster! O’er […]

Oh! That We Two Were Maying Oh! that we two were Maying Down the stream of the soft spring breeze; Like children with violets playing In […]

The Last Buccaneer OH, England is a pleasant place for them that ’s rich and high; But England is a cruel place for such poor folks […]

The Sands of Dee “O Mary, go and call the cattle home, And call the cattle home, And call the cattle home Across the sands of […]

The Three Fishers Three fishers went sailing away to the west, Away to the west as the sun went down; Each thought on the woman who […]

The Tide River Clear and cool, clear and cool, By laughing shallow and dreaming pool; Cool and clear, cool and clear, By shining shingle and foaming […]