The Children of Lir (Katharine Tynan Poems)
Out upon the sand-dunes thrive the coarse long grasses;Herons standing knee-deep in the brackish pool;Overhead the sunset fire and flame ...
Katharine Tynan Poems on Birds (24 Poems)
St. Francis and the Birds (Katharine Tynan Poems)
Little sisters, the birds:We must praise God, you and I(Katharine Tynan)
Shamrock Song (Katharine Tynan Poems)
O, the red rose may be fair,And the lily statelier;But my shamrock, one in three,Takes the very heart of me!Many ...
The Nurse (Katharine Tynan Poems)
Such innocent companionshipIs hers, whether she wake or sleep,'Tis scarcely strange her face should wearThe young child's grave and innocent ...
The Temple (Katharine Tynan Poems)
WHAT of Louvain and of Rheims Made for God by man? What then?Here be temples more than man's Wrought by God for ...
For the Airmen (Katharine Tynan Poems)
THOU who guidest the swallow and wren,Keep the paths of the flying men!Over the mountains, over the seasThou hast given ...
The Image (Katharine Tynan Poems)
When a wild grace I see, A turn o' the neck, a curl, sweet hands, clear eyes,Gentleness, courtesy, dignity; In all these ...
The Short Road To Heaven (Katharine Tynan Poems)
There's a short road to Heaven, but you must take it young,And if you're for long living the road is ...
Wings In The Night (Katharine Tynan Poems)
Now in the soft spring midnight There's rush of wings and whirr,Birds flying softly, swiftly; The night's a-flutter, a-stir.Home by the bitter ...
The Summons (Katharine Tynan Poems)
Straight to his death he went, A smile on his lips,All his life's joy unspent, Into eclipse.The song of the shell he ...
Lenton Communion (Katharine Tynan Poems)
Rest in a friend's house, Dear, I pray:The way is long to Good Friday,And very chill and grey the way.No ...
The Aerodrome (Katharine Tynan Poems)
So now the aerodrome goes up Upon my father's fields,And gone is all the golden crop And all the pleasant yields.They tear ...
The Bird’s Bargain (Katharine Tynan Poems)
'O spare my cherries in the net,'Brother Benignus prayed; 'and ISummer and winter, shine and wet,Will pile the blackbirds' table ...
The Broken Soldier (Katharine Tynan Poems)
The broken soldier sings and whistles day to dark; He's but the remnant of a man, maimed and half-blind,But the soul ...
Quiet Eyes (Katharine Tynan Poems)
The boys come home, come home from war, With quiet eyes for quiet things --A child, a lamb, a flower, a ...
The Refreshment (Katharine Tynan Poems)
If I could have foreseen this hour, What terror and anguish I had seen!And not this time of joy at flower, Cool ...
The Long Vacation (Katharine Tynan Poems)
To Amy WainwrightThis is the time the boys come home from school, Filling the house with gay and happy noise,Never at ...
Turn O’ The Year (Katharine Tynan Poems)
This is the time when bit by bitThe days begin to lengthen sweetAnd every minute gained is joy -And love ...
The Last Question: (For B. A. Bingham) (Katharine Tynan Poems)
They lifted up his weary head, Stained with a dark and bitter dew:"How does the battle go?" he said.Sir, it is ...
A Gardener-Sage (Katharine Tynan Poems)
Here in the garden-bed, Hoeing the celery, Wonders the Lord has made Pass ever before me. I see the young ...
St. Francis and the Birds (Katharine Tynan Poems)
Little sisters, the birds: We must praise God, you and I You, with songs that fill the sky, I, with ...
The Bird’s Bargain (Katharine Tynan Poems)
'O spare my cherries in the net,' Brother Benignus prayed; 'and I Summer and winter, shine and wet, Will pile ...
The Children of Lir (Katharine Tynan Poems)
Out upon the sand-dunes thrive the coarse long grasses; Herons standing knee-deep in the brackish pool; Overhead the sunset fire ...
The Nurse (Katharine Tynan Poems)
Such innocent companionship Is hers, whether she wake or sleep, 'Tis scarcely strange her face should wear The young child's ...