Poems

At Home from Church The lilacs in the sunshine lift Their plumes of dear old-fashioned flowers Whose fragrance fills the silent house Where, left alone, I […]

At Waking I heard the city bells at morning ring, The eastern sky was faintly tinged with light; The tired town in heavy sleep lay still, […]

Boat Song Oh, rest your oars and let me drift While all the stars come out to see! The birds are talking in their sleep As […]

Daybreak Where out beyond the eastern hills Was faintest light, there, scorning Shadows which warned us back, we turned Our faces toward the morning. And soon […]

Dunluce Castle To-day upon thy ruined walls The flowers wave flags of truce, For time has proved thy conqueror, And tamed thy strength, Dunluce! Marauders in […]

Flowers in the Dark Late in the evening, when the room had grown Too hot and tiresome with its flaring light And noise of voices, I […]

In a Christmas Letter We are so close together Though you are far away, God bless my darling and keep her safe, I whisper when I […]

In a Hurry O, silly little Calla! why, You had enough to do; Who ever thought of blossoms yet From such a child as you? Grow […]

Missing You walked beside me, quick and free; With lingering touch you grasped my hand; Your eyes looked laughingly in mine; And now—I can not understand. […]

On Star Island High on the lichened ledges, like A lonely sea-fowl on its perch, Blown by the cold sea winds, it stands, Old Gosport’s quaint […]