Robert Louis Stevenson Poems on Kings & Queens (14 Poems)
A Valentine’s Song (Robert Louis Stevenson Poems)
MOTLEY I count the only wear That suits, in this mixed world, the truly wise, Who boldly smile upon despair And shake their bells in Grandam Grundy’s eyes. Singers should sing with such a goodly cheer That the bare listening … Continue reading
Ad Olum (Robert Louis Stevenson Poems)
CALL me not rebel, though { here at every word {in what I sing If I no longer hail thee { King and Lord { Lord and King I have redeemed myself with all I had, And now possess my … Continue reading
Behold, As Goblins Dark Of Mien (Robert Louis Stevenson Poems)
BEHOLD, as goblins dark of mien And portly tyrants dyed with crime Change, in the transformation scene, At Christmas, in the pantomime, Instanter, at the prompter’s cough, The fairy bonnets them, and they Throw their abhorred carbuncles off And blossom … Continue reading
Block City (Robert Louis Stevenson Poems)
What are you able to build with your blocks? Castles and palaces, temples and docks. Rain may keep raining, and others go roam, But I can be happy and building at home. Let the sofa be mountains, the carpet be … Continue reading
Death, To The Dead For Evermore (Robert Louis Stevenson Poems)
DEATH, to the dead for evermore A King, a God, the last, the best of friends – Whene’er this mortal journey ends Death, like a host, comes smiling to the door; Smiling, he greets us, on that tranquil shore Where … Continue reading
Go, Little Book – The Ancient Phrase (Robert Louis Stevenson Poems)
GO, little book – the ancient phrase And still the daintiest – go your ways, My Otto, over sea and land, Till you shall come to Nelly’s hand. How shall I your Nelly know? By her blue eyes and her … Continue reading
Happy Thought (Robert Louis Stevenson Poems)
The world is so full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings. (Robert Louis Stevenson)
I Now, O Friend, Whom Noiselessly The Snows (Robert Louis Stevenson Poems)
I NOW, O friend, whom noiselessly the snows Settle around, and whose small chamber grows Dusk as the sloping window takes its load: * * * * * The kindly hill, as to complete our hap, Has ta’en us in … Continue reading
Let Love Go, If Go She Will (Robert Louis Stevenson Poems)
LET love go, if go she will. Seek not, O fool, her wanton flight to stay. Of all she gives and takes away The best remains behind her still. The best remains behind; in vain Joy she may give and … Continue reading
My Kingdom (Robert Louis Stevenson Poems)
Down by a shining water well I found a very little dell, No higher than my head. The heather and the gorse about In summer bloom were coming out, Some yellow and some red. I called the little pool a … Continue reading
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