Poems

Past Days ‘Tis strange to think there WAS a time When mirth was not an empty name, When laughter really cheered the heart, And frequent smiles […]

Self-congratulation Ellen, you were thoughtless once Of beauty or of grace, Simple and homely in attire, Careless of form and face; Then whence this change? and […]

Stanzas Oh, weep not, love! each tear that springs In those dear eyes of thine, To me a keener suffering brings Than if they flowed from […]

The Arbour I’ll rest me in this sheltered bower, And look upon the clear blue sky That smiles upon me through the trees, Which stand so […]

The Bluebell A fine and subtle spirit dwells In every little flower, Each one its own sweet feeling breathes With more or less of power. There […]

The Captive Dove Poor restless dove, I pity thee; And when I hear thy plaintive moan, I mourn for thy captivity, And in thy woes forget […]

The Captive’s Dream Methought I saw him but I knew him not; He was so changed from what he used to be, There was no redness […]

The Consolation Though bleak these woods and damp the ground With fallen leaves so thickly strewn, And cold the wind that wanders round With wild and […]

The Doubter’s Prayer Eternal Power, of earth and air! Unseen, yet seen in all around, Remote, but dwelling everywhere, Though silent, heard in every sound. If […]

The Narrow Way Believe not those who say The upward path is smooth, Lest thou shouldst stumble in the way, And faint before the truth. It […]