Poems

Faithless Sally Brown Young Ben he was a nice young man, A carpenter by trade; And he fell in love with Sally Brown, That was a […]

Flowers I will not have the mad Clytie, Whose head is turned by the sun; The tulip is a courtly queen, Whom, therefore, I will shun; […]

Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Bright and yellow, hard and cold Molten, graven, hammered and rolled, Heavy to get and light to hold, Hoarded, bartered, bought […]

No! No sun–no moon! No morn–no noon! No dawn–no dusk–no proper time of day– No sky–no earthly view– No distance looking blue– No road–no street–no “t’other […]

November No sun – no moon! No morn – no noon – No dawn – no dusk – no proper time of day. No warmth, no […]

On Mistress Nicely, a Pattern for Housekeepers She was a woman peerless in her station, With household virtues wedded to her name; Spotless in linen, grass-bleached […]

Past and Present I remember, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn; He never […]

Ruth She stood breast-high amid the corn, Clasp’d by the golden light of morn, Like the sweetheart of the sun, Who many a glowing kiss had […]

Silence There is a silence where hath been no sound, There is a silence where no sound may be, In the cold grave–under the deep, deep, […]

The Bridge of Sighs One more Unfortunate Weary of breath Rashly importunate, Gone to her death! Take her up tenderly; Lift her with care; Fashion’d so […]