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 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 ...
In every man this world doth hold Two selves are cast in that human mould. If he hearken but to ...
Do you hunt alone to-day, O Red Richard! Pray you tell me, do you hunt all your lone? "Ay, I ...
God made the man and bid him multiply, Replenish the green earth, nor break the die Made by His hand; ...
There are six sorrows in my heart- Red Allen, Clare, and Joan, Sweet Bet, and Jock, and little Roy; Six ...
It will be all the same in a thousand years. And in a thousand years It will be all the ...
A Legend of Tyrol I through the valley of Klausen went By a little stream, and heard it sigh, Down ...
On the lone height of some untrodden hill The shadowy mother goes, Calling, calling; Grief hath her eyes, her cheek ...
O to be a woman! to be left to pique and pine,When the winds are out and calling to this ...
See, there he goes, a-pulling his long beard; With frowning brow, and far and absent gaze, On his bowed head ...
Sweet Content, at the rich man's gate, Called, "Wilt thou let me in?" "No! thou art poor and thou art ...
What ails you that you look so pale, O fisher of the sea? "'Tis for a mournful tale I own, ...
How I hate the sparrows, the sparrows, the sparrows. In and out and round the house all the live-long day, ...
Wrapt in the darkness of the night, Gathering in silence on the shore, Wild geese flown from hiding on the ...
What we must do and may not do. This is the World's whole refrain, Till beating on the wearied brain, ...
I saw her many years ago, my gladness and my grief. She stood amongst the barley fields to bind the ...
I left my home for travelling; Because I heard the strange birds sing In foreign skies, and felt their wing ...
Give me the heavy sleep, the dreamless slumber Nor shrouded grief nor sorrow will encumber. Let me but sleep as ...
Upon the shore young Una lies, A smile upon her mouth; Soft breezes kiss her heavy hair, Slow blowing from ...
I cried all night to you, I called till day was here; Perhaps you could not come, Or were too ...
Here a gentle poet lies, Hurt to death by stinging flies. Hush thy laughter, whisper low. He hath more joy ...
Just this one day in all the year Let all be one, let all be dear; Wife, husband, child in ...
Some on the pleasant hillside have thought they saw thee pass, As flings a cloud before the sun a shadow ...
At the grey dawn, amongst the falling leaves,A little bird outside my window swung,High on a topmost branch he trilled ...
Beside my window sighs the last lone rose, Saying, 'Alas! farewell! Youth's all but dead.' Like some sweet spirit waiting ...
I saw Winter 'neath a spindle tree, She plucked berries bright to crown her head. She was singing little robin's ...
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