Poems

Here Lies The Blithe Spring HERE lies the blithe Spring, Who first taught birds to sing, Yet in April herself fell a-crying: Then May growing hot, […]

O, The Month Of May O, the month of May, the merry month of May, So frolic, so gay, and so green, so green, so green! […]

The Invitation LIVE with me still, and all the measures Played to by the spheres I’ll teach thee; Let’s but thus daily, all the pleasures The […]

The Merry month of May O THE month of May, the merry month of May, So frolic, so gay, and so green, so green, so green! […]

What Bird So Sings What bird so sings, yet so does wail, ‘Tis Philomel the Nightingale; Jug, jug, jug, tereu she cries, And hating earth, to […]

Ben Bolt Don’t you remember sweet Alice, Ben Bolt,– Sweet Alice whose hair was so brown, Who wept with delight when you gave her a smile, […]

The Battle of New Orleans Here, in my rude log cabin, Few poorer men there be Among the mountain ranges Of Eastern Tennessee. My limbs are […]

Do I Love Thee I ask my heart, “Do I love thee?” But how can I e’er forget The feelings of joy and rapture That thrilled […]

Farewell As we travel Life’s weary journey, And plod through the gathering years, With our burdens of care and sorrow, O’er a pathway bedewed with tears. […]

How McDougal Topped The Score A peaceful spot is Piper’s Flat. The folk that live around – They keep themselves by keeping sheep and turning up […]