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The Last Chantey
The Last Chantey "~And there was no more sea.~" Thus said The Lord in the Vault above the Cherubim Calling to the Angels and the Souls in their degree: "Lo! Earth has passed awa…
You Ask Me, Why, Tho' Ill at Ease
You Ask Me, Why, Tho' Ill at Ease You ask me, why, tho' ill at ease, Within this region I subsist, Whose spirits falter in the mist, And languish for the purple seas. It is t…
A Gleam of Sunshine
A Gleam of Sunshine This is the place. Stand still, my steed, Let me review the scene, And summon from the shadowy Past The forms that once have been. The Past and Present he…
The Bangle Sellers
The Bangle Sellers Bangle sellers are we who bear Our shining loads to the temple fair... Who will buy these delicate, bright Rainbow-tinted circles of light? Lustrous tokens o…
On Journeys Through The States
On Journeys Through The States ON journeys through the States we start, (Ay, through the world--urged by these songs, Sailing henceforth to every land--to every sea;) We, willi…
A Maiden To Her Mirror
A Maiden To Her Mirror He said he loved me! Then he called my hair Silk threads wherewith sly Cupid strings his bow, My cheek a rose leaf fallen on new snow; And swore my roun…
To A Butterfly (second poem)
To A Butterfly (second poem) I've watched you now a full half-hour, Self-poised upon that yellow flower; And, little Butterfly! indeed I know not if you sleep or feed. How motio…
The Inventor
The Inventor R. W. Emerson Time and Space decreed his lot, But little Man was quick to note: When Time and Space said Man might not, Bravely he answered, "Nay! I mote." I looked…
[Month of] September
[Month of] September I, from a window where the Meuse is wide, Looked eastward out to the September night; The men that in the hopeless battle died Rose, and deployed, and stat…
A darting fear-a pomp-a tear
A darting fear-a pomp-a tear 87 A darting fear-a pomp-a tear- A waking on a morn To find that what one waked for, Inhales the different dawn.
The Mores
The Mores Far spread the moorey ground a level scene Bespread with rush and one eternal green That never felt the rage of blundering plough Though centurys wreathed spring's bl…
In the Matter of One Compass
In the Matter of One Compass When, foot to wheel and back to wind, The helmsman dare not look behind, But hears beyond his compass-light, The blind bow thunder through the night…
Lines from
Lines from I'd rather have my verses win A place in common people's hearts, Who, toiling through the strife and din Of life's great thoroughfares, and marts, May read some lin…
Ode. Written On The Blank Page Before Beaumont And Fletcher's
Ode. Written On The Blank Page Before Beaumont And Fletcher's Tragi-Comedy 'The Fair Maid Of The Inn' Bards of Passion and of Mirth, Ye have left your souls on earth! Have ye s…
A Fairly Sad Tale
A Fairly Sad Tale I think that I shall never know Why I am thus, and I am so. Around me, other girls inspire In men the rush and roar of fire, The sweet transparency of glass,…
To The Men Of England
To The Men Of England Men of England, wherefore plough For the lords who lay ye low? Wherefore weave with toil and care The rich robes your tyrants wear? Wherefore feed and clot…
Alastor: or, the Spirit of Solitude
Alastor: or, the Spirit of Solitude Earth, Ocean, Air, belovèd brotherhood! If our great Mother has imbued my soul With aught of natural piety to feel Your love, and recompense…
Ole Kate
Ole Kate When I was only a youngster, Sing: toodle doodlede ootl Ole Kate would git her 'arf a pint And wouldn't' giv' a damn hoot. 'Them stairs! them stairs, them gordam stai…
The Rout of the White Hussars
The Rout of the White Hussars It was not in the open fight We threw away the sword, But in the lonely watching In the darkness by the ford. The waters lapped, the night-wind ble…
The Sick Rose
The Sick Rose O Rose, thou art sick! The invisible worm That flies in the night, In the howling storm, Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy li…
The Signboard
The Signboard I will paint you a sign, rumseller, And hang it above your door; A truer and better signboard Than ever you had before. I will paint with the skill of a master, A…
When Smoke Stood Up From Ludlow
When Smoke Stood Up From Ludlow When smoke stood up from Ludlow, And mist blew off from Teme, And blithe afield to ploughing Against the morning beam I strode beside my team,…
Sonnet XI. On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer
Sonnet XI. On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been W…
As At Thy Portals Also Death
As At Thy Portals Also Death AS at thy portals also death, Entering thy sovereign, dim, illimitable grounds, To memories of my mother, to the divine blending, maternity, To…