Poems

Years Years, many parti-colour’d years, Some have crept on, and some have flown Since first before me fell those tears I never could see fall alone. […]

You Smiled, You Spoke, and I Believed You smiled, you spoke, and I believed, By every word and smile deceived. Another man would hope no more; […]

Alas! Where Have All The Years Gone Alas! Where have all the years gone? Did I dream my life, or is it real? What I always […]

I Thought I’d Served Her Long Enough I thought I’d served her long enough, and sat dejected and confused despairing of the lady’s love, when something […]

I’ve Got My Fief I’ve got my fief, you world! A fief at last! I shall not fear the February blast, and petty barons can be […]

Under der linden Under der linden an der heide, dâ unser zweier bette was, dâ muget ir vinden schône beide gebrochen bluomen unde gras. Vor dem […]

Under the lime tree Under the lime tree On the heather, Where we had shared a place of rest, Still you may find there, Lovely together, […]

A Farmhouse on the Wei River In the slant of the sun on the country-side, Cattle and sheep trail home along the lane; And a rugged […]

A Green Stream I have sailed the River of Yellow Flowers, Borne by the channel of a green stream, Rounding ten thousand turns through the mountains […]

A Message from my Lodge at Wangchuan to Pei Di The mountains are cold and blue now And the autumn waters have run all day. By […]