Poems

The Fairy Tempter A fair girl was sitting in the greenwood shade, List’ning to the music the spring birds made, When sweeter by far than the […]

The Falling Star I saw a star that was falling, I wish’d the wish of my soul, My heart on its influence calling To shed all […]

The Flooded Hut of The Mississippi On the wide-rolling river, at eve, set the sun, And the long-toiling day of the woodman was done, And he […]

The Flower of Night There is an Indian tree, they say, Whose timid flow’r avoids the light, Concealing thus from tell-tale day The beauties it unfolds […]

The Forsaken Let us talk of grief no more Till the bat is flying; Fitter mem’ry’s sadd’ning lore When the day is dying, When the joyous […]

The Four-Leaved Shamrock I’ll seek a four-leaved shamrock in all the fairy dells, And if I find the charmed leaves, oh, how I’ll weave my spells! […]

The Haunting Spring Gaily through the mountain glen The hunter’s horn did ring, As the milk-white doe Escaped his bow, Down by the haunted spring; In […]

The Hour Before Day Bereft of his love, and bereaved of his fame, A knight to the cell of an old hermit came; “My foes they […]

The Letter Fare-thee-well, love, now thou art going Over the wild and trackless sea; Smooth be its waves, and fair the wind blowing– Tho’ ’tis to […]

The May-Dew Come with me, love, I’m seeking A spell in young year’s flowers; The magical May-dew is weeping Its charm o’er the summer bow’rs; Its […]