Poems

The River I came from the sunny valleys And sought for the open sea, For I thought in its gray expanses My peace would come to […]

The Rose Beneath my chamber window Pierrot was singing, singing; I heard his lute the whole night thru Until the east was red. Alas, alas Pierrot, […]

The Rose and the Bee IF I were a bee and you were a rose, Would you let me in when the gray wind blows? Would […]

The Sea Wind I am a pool in a peaceful place, I greet the great sky face to face, I know the stars and the stately […]

The Shrine There is no lord within my heart, Left silent as an empty shrine Where rose and myrtle intertwine, Within a place apart. No god […]

The Solitary My heart has grown rich with the passing of years, I have less need now than when I was young To share myself with […]

The Song for Colin I sang a song at dusking time Beneath the evening star, And Terence left his latest rhyme To answer from afar. Pierrot […]

The Song Maker I made a hundred little songs That told the joy and pain of love, And sang them blithely, tho’ I knew No whit […]

The Tree of Song I sang my songs for the rest, For you I am still; The tree of my song is bare On its shining […]

The Wanderer I saw the sunset-colored sands, The Nile, like flowing fire between, Where Ramses stares forth serene And ammon’s heavy temple stands. I saw the […]