Poems

The Event. Lo, how they weave — the imperturbable three — Those threads that are my destiny: Steadily at the eternal task they’re bent Industrious . […]

The Fiddler “There’s be no roof to shelter you; You’ll have no where to lay your head. And who will get your food for you? Star-dust […]

The Grand Canyon By Zeus! Shout word of this To the eldest dead! Titans, Gods, Heroes, come who have once more A home!

The Guarded Wound If it Were lighter touch Than petal of flower resting On grass, oh still too heavy it were, Too heavy!

The Immortal Residue Inscription for my verse Wouldst thou find my ashes? Look In the pages of my book; And as these thy hand doth turn, […]

The Lonely Death In the cold I will rise, I will bathe In waters of ice; myself Will shiver, and shrive myself, Alone in the dawn, […]

The Monk in the Garden He comes from Mass early in the morning The sky’s the very blue Madonna wears; The air’s alive with gold! Mark […]

The Mother Exultant Joy! Joy! Joy! The hills are glad, The valleys re-echo with merriment, In my heart is the sound of laughter, And my feet […]

The Mourner I have no heart for noon-tide and the sun, But I will take me where more tender night Shakes, fold on fold, her dewy […]

The Parting. Was it love breathed on us as on the skies Dawn breathes for a short space and then is fled; Or loved we never […]