Poems

The Fold BEHOLD, The time is now! Bring back, bring back Thy flocks of fancies, wild of whim. Oh lead them from the mountain-track – Thy […]

The Lady Poverty The Lady Poverty was fair: But she has lost her looks of late, With change of times and change of air. Ah slattern, […]

The Modern Mother Oh what a kiss With filial passion overcharged is this! To this misgiving breast The child runs, as a child ne’er ran to […]

The Return to Nature (I) PROMETHEUS 1- IT was the south : mid-everything, – Mid-land, mid-summer, noon ; – And deep within a limpid spring – […]

The Roaring Frost A flock of winds came winging from the North, Strong birds with fighting pinions driving forth With a resounding call! Where will they […]

The Shepherdess She walks-the lady of my delight- A shepherdess of sheep. Her flocks are thoughts. She keeps them white; She keeps them from the steep; […]

The Two Poets Whose is the speech That moves the voices of this lonely beech? Out of the long West did this wild wind come – […]

Unto Us A Son Is Given Given, not lent, And not withdrawn–once sent – This Infant of mankind, this One, Is still the little welcome Son. […]

Veneration Of Images Thou man, first-comer, whose wide arms entreat, Gather, clasp, welcome, bind, Lack, or remember! whose warm pulses beat With love of thine own […]

Via, Et Veritas, Et Vita “You never attained to Him?” “If to attain Be to abide, then that may be.” “Endless the way, followed with how […]