Poems

The Fountain Oh in the deep blue night The fountain sang alone; It sang to the drowsy heart Of a satyr carved in stone. The fountain […]

The Ghost I went back to the clanging city, I went back where my old loves stayed, But my heart was full of my new love’s […]

The Giver You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And sent me under sun and stars, For all the world […]

The India Wharf Here in the velvet stillness The wide sown fields fall to the faint horizon, Sleeping in starlight. . . . A year ago […]

The Inn of Earth I came to the crowded Inn of Earth, And called for a cup of wine, But the Host went by with averted […]

The Kind Moon I think the moon is very kind To take such trouble just for me. He came along with me from home To keep […]

The Kiss I hoped that he would love me, And he has kissed my mouth, But I am like a stricken bird That cannot reach the […]

The Lamp If I can bear your love like a lamp before me, When I go down the long steep Road of Darkness, I shall not […]

The Lighted Window He said: “In the winter dusk When the pavements were gleaming with rain, I walked thru a dingy street Hurried, harassed, Thinking of […]

The Lights of New York The lightning spun your garment for the night Of silver filaments with fire shot thru, A broidery of lamps that lit […]