Immortality Poems (1478 Poems)
To My Own Heart (Mary Jane Jewsbury Poems)
I am a little world made cunningly.Donne. COME, let me sound thy depths, unquiet seaOf thought and passion; let thy wild waves beCalm for a moment. Thou mysterious mindNo human eye may see, no fetters bind;Within me, ever near me … Continue reading
The Dream of Freedom (Owen Suffolk Poems)
‘Twas night, and the moonbeams palely fellOn the gloomy walls of a cheerless cell,Where a captive sought a brief reposeFrom the bitter pangs of his waking woes.O’er the dark blue waves the mighty deepHis spirit roamed in the dream of … Continue reading
Beyond (Hanford Lennox Gordon Poems)
White-haired and hoary-bearded, who art thouThat speedest on, albeit bent with age,Even as a youth that followeth after dreams?Whence are thy feet, and whither trends thy way? Stayed not his hurried steps, but as he passedHis low, hoarse answer fell … Continue reading
The Seeking Of The Waterfall (John Greenleaf Whittier Poems)
They left their home of summer easeBeneath the lowland’s sheltering trees,To seek, by ways unknown to all,The promise of the waterfall. Some vague, faint rumor to the valeHad crept–perchance a hunter’s tale–Of its wild mirth of waters lostOn the dark … Continue reading
The God And The Bayadere – An Indian Legend (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
MAHADEVA, Lord of earth For the sixth time comes below, As a man of mortal birth,— Like him, feeling joy and woe. Hither loves he to repair, And his power behind to leave; If to punish or to spare, Men … Continue reading
Epistle To A Young Clergyman (Patrick Branwell Bronte Poems)
My youthful brother, oft I long To write to you in prose or song; With no pretence to judgment strong, But warm affection, May truest friendship rivet long Our close connection! With deference, what I impart Receive with humble grateful heart, Nor proudly from my counsel start, I … Continue reading
To Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart (Mattie Griffith Browne Poems)
MY cousin, I have never seen thee–yetFrom childhood’s early years my dearest thoughtsHave been so full of thee, I almost seemTo know thee well. From thy high soul, my soulHas caught its inspiration. I have feltMy spirit rise exulting with … Continue reading
The Deformed Artist (Mary Gardiner Horsford Poems)
The twilight o’er Italia’s sky Had spread a shadowy veil, And one by one the solemn stars Looked forth, serene and pale; As quietly the waning light Through a high casement stole, And fell on one with silver hair, Who shrived a passing soul. No costly pomp … Continue reading
1620-1920 (Le Baron Russell Briggs Poems)
BEFORE him rolls the dark, relentless ocean;Behind him stretch the cold and barren sands;Wrapt in the mantle of his deep devotionThe Pilgrim kneels, and clasps his lifted hands; “God of our fathers, who hast safely brought usThrough seas and sorrows, … Continue reading
Motives (Marietta Holley Poems)
I said that I would see Her once, to curse her fair, deceitful grace,To curse her for my life-long agony; But when I saw her face,I said, “Sweet Christ, forgive both her and me.” High swelled the chanted hymn, Low on the marble … Continue reading