Poems

A Lost Chord SEATED one day at the Organ, I was weary and ill at ease, And my fingers wandered idly Over the noisy keys. I […]

A Woman’s Question BEFORE I trust my fate to thee, Or place my hand in thine, Before I let thy future give Color and form to […]

Doubting Heart WHERE are the swallows fled? Frozen and dead, Perchance, upon some bleak and stormy shore. O doubting heart! Far over purple seas They wait, […]

Envy He was the first always: Fortune Shone bright in his face. I fought for years; with no effort He conquered the place: We ran; my […]

Fidelis You have taken back the promise That you spoke so long ago; Taken back the heart you gave me- I must even let it go. […]

Per Pacem Ad Lucem I DO not ask, O Lord, that life may be A pleasant road; I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from […]

The Requital LOUD roared the tempest, Fast fell the sleet; A little Child Angel Passed down the street, With trailing pinions And weary feet. The moon […]

Das Riesenspielzeug Burg Nideck ist im Elsaß der Sage wohlbekannt, die Höhe, wo vorzeiten die Burg der Riesen stand; sie selbst ist nun verfallen, die Stätte […]

Die Weiber von Weinsberg Der erste Hohenstaufe, der König Konrad, lag Mit Heeresmacht vor Weinsberg seit manchem langen Tag. Der Welfe war geschlagen, noch wehrte sich […]

Es geht bei gedämpfter Trommel Klang Es geht bei gedämpfter Trommel Klang; Wie weit noch die Stätte! der Weg wie lang! O wär er zur Ruh […]