The Me Within Thee Blind! (Dora Sigerson Shorter Poems)
I At the convent doors, full of alarm She stood, like a young bird quitting its nest. Her first flight ...
I At the convent doors, full of alarm She stood, like a young bird quitting its nest. Her first flight ...
It was the Black Earl Roderick Who rode towards the south; The frown was heavy on his brow, The sneer ...
Madge Linsey at the well raised the deep waters, Brimmed her brass bucket full, went from her place. Loose hung ...
A TRUE STORYI I am a man who hath known trouble, O'Ruarc of the Lake. On my life's glass joy ...
A LEGEND OF GLENDALOUGH It was the bride of Colman Dhu In Glendalough sat down, She hushed the babe upon ...
Young Dermod stood by his mother's side,And he spake right stern and cold;"Now, why do you weep and wail," he ...
Going, going! the voice was loud, And, rising, silenced the chattering crowd. "Going! going! shall it be gone?" The auctioneer ...
Who knocks at the Geraldine's door to-night In the black storm and the rain? With the thunder crash and the ...
This is an evil night to go, my sister, To the thorn-tree across the fairy rath, Will you not wait ...
This is the scene of a man's despair, and a soul's release From the difficult traits of the flesh; so, ...
White feet half hid in violets, small hands in a burden fair, A burden of Spring's first blossoms she wove ...
In every man this world doth hold Two selves are cast in that human mould. If he hearken but to ...
God bless the work, said young Kathleen, She bent her golden head, And in her cheek that was so pale ...
Where have you been, my pale, pale son, all night in the winter storm? (Hark! the joy bells chime in ...
God made the man and bid him multiply, Replenish the green earth, nor break the die Made by His hand; ...
Who was stealing the Baron's wine, Golden sherry and port so old, Precious, I wot, as drops of gold? Lone ...
Lone did I go within the ancient place, With hush?d voice, and slow and reverent tread; While on the walls ...
And so goodbye, my love, my dear, and so goodbye, E'en thus from my sad heart go hence, depart; I ...
It will be all the same in a thousand years. And in a thousand years It will be all the ...
Is there no bond of blood to you, my brother? Who have called her ours, the ancient Mother, And here ...
A Legend of Tyrol I through the valley of Klausen went By a little stream, and heard it sigh, Down ...
The Virgin speaks Draw back the starry curtains of the night, O Cherubim, and Seraphim! Pull back the purple curtains ...
A little dog disturbed my trust in Heaven. I praised most faithfully All the great things that be, Man's pain ...
O to be a woman! to be left to pique and pine,When the winds are out and calling to this ...
A Prayer in Time of War Whence comes the rain that ceaselessly doth fall, And seems to hold the bitter ...
See, there he goes, a-pulling his long beard; With frowning brow, and far and absent gaze, On his bowed head ...
I found a dark enchanted lake, That lay within a lonely glade; I stood a moment, held entranced, Hid 'neath ...
All on a golden morning the beggar maid did go To gather branch and berry, the hazel-nut and sloe. And ...
Mountains and vales, how ye quake 'neath His tread- Wake from your slumbers, He calls, O ye dead! Tremble, great ...
Many worlds have I made, said the Good God, "But this is best of all," He slipped the round earth ...
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