Stella Flammarum: An Ode to Halley’s Comet
Stella Flammarum: An Ode to Halley’s Comet Strange wanderer out of the deeps, Whence, journeying, come you? From what far, unsunned sleeps Did fate foredoom you, […]
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The Avenging Angel When the last faint red of the day is dead, And the dim, far heaven is lit With the silvern cars Of the […]
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The Blind Caravan I am a slave, both dumb and blind, Upon a journey dread; The iron hills lie far behind, The seas of mist ahead. […]
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The Dread Voyage Trim the sails the weird stars under Past the iron hail and thunder, Past the mystery and the wonder, Sails our fated bark; […]
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The End of the Furrow When we come to the end of the furrow, When our last day’s work is done, We will drink of the […]
READ MOREThe Higher Kinship
The Higher Kinship Life is too grim with anxious, eating care To cherish what is best. Our souls are scarred By daily agonies, and our conscience […]
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The Politician Carven in leathern mask or brazen face, Were I time’s sculptor, I would set this man. Retreating from the truth, his hawk-eyes scan The […]
READ MOREThe Sky Watcher
The Sky Watcher Black rolls the phantom chimney-smoke Beneath the wintry moon; For miles on miles, by sound unbroke, The world lies wrapt in its ermine […]
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The Winter Lakes Out in a world of death far to the northward lying, Under the sun and the moon, under the dusk and the day; […]
READ MORETo a Robin in November
To a Robin in November Sweet, sweet and the soft listening heaven reels In one blue ecstasy above thy song In the red heart of all […]
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