The Sounds in the Evening (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
The sounds in the evening Go all through the house, The click ...
Eleanor Farjeon Poems (29 Poems)
Now Every Child (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
Now every Child that dwells on earth, Stand up, stand up and sing!The passing night has given birth Unto ...
Six Green Singers (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
THE frost of the moon fell over my floorAnd six green singers stood at my door."What do ye here that ...
It Was Long Ago (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
I'll tell you, shall I, something I remember?Something that still means a great deal to me.It was long ago. A ...
Little Christ Jesus (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
Now every Child that dwells on earth,Stand up, stand up and sing:The passing night has given birthUnto the Children's King.Sing ...
The Shepherd and The King (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
The Shepherd and the King,The Angel and the Ass,They heard Sweet Mary sing,When her joy was come to pass;They heard ...
Peace (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
I.I am as awful as my brother War,I am the sudden silence after clamour.I am the face that shows the ...
Bad king John (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
John, John, bad King John Shamed the throne that he sat on; Not a scruple, not a straw, Cared this ...
White Horses (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
Count the white horses you meet on the way,Count the white horses, child day after day,Keep a wish ready for ...
In a Far Land Upon a Day (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
In a far land upon a day,Where never snow did fall,Three kings went riding on the wayBearing presents all.And one ...
Nicholas (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
Nicholas, Saint of Children,Loves to spend his wealthOn pretty toys for girls and boys,Leaving them by stealth.The wind in the ...
W is for Witch (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
I met a wizened woman As I walked on the heath, She had an old black bonnet Her small eyes ...
Some Time (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
Some time! some time!When will it be?It might be winter,It might be spring,With snow on the groundOr fruit on the ...
Now That You Too (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
Now that you too must shortly go the way Which in these bloodshot years uncounted men Have gone in vanishing ...
Blind Alley (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
There's a turning I must passOften four times in a day,Narrow, rather dark, with grassGrowing, a neglected way; Two long ...
Easter Monday (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
In the last letter that I had from FranceYou thanked me for the silver Easter eggWhich I had hidden in ...
Morning Has Broken (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
Morning has broken,Like the first morning,Blackbird has spokenLike the first bird;Praise for the singing,Praise for the morning,Praise for them springingFresh ...
Cat! (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
Cat!Atter her, atter her,Sleeky flatterer,Spitfire chatterer,Scatter her, scatter herWuff!Wuff!Treat her rough!Git her, git her,Whiskery spitter!Catch her, catch her,Green-eyed scratcher!SlatherySlitheryHisser,Don't miss ...
The Week After (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
The Week AfterThou that diest, Thou that never diest,Thy day of birth has come ande Highest!And Earth has sung Peace ...
Mary’s Burden (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
My Baby, my Burden,Tomorrow the mornI shall go lighterAnd you will be born.I shall go lighter,But heavier tooFor seeing the ...
The Quarrel (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
I quarreled with my brother,I don't know what about,One thing led to anotherAnd somehow we fell out.The start of it ...
Victoria (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
From Victoria I can goTo Pevensey Level and Piddinghoe,Open Winkins and Didling Hill,Three Cups Corner and Selsey Bill.I'm the happiest ...
There Isn’t Time (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
There isn't time, there isn't timeTo do the things I want to do,With all the mountain-tops to climb,And all the ...
Poetry (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
What is Poetry? Who knows?Not a rose, but the scent of the rose; Not the sky, but ...
Cats (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
Cats sleep, anywhere,Any table, any chairTop of piano, window-ledge,In the middle, on the edge,Open drawer, empty shoe,Anybody's lap will do,Fitted ...
The Night Will Never Stay (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
The night will never stay,The night will still go by,Though with a million starsYou pin it to the sky;Though you ...
Angelic Chorus (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
Birds in the air,Beasts in the byre,Straw for thy bed,Stars for thy fire,Thy body for bread,Thy Blood for the wine,A ...
Rules (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
All schoolsHave rulesEven those without 'em.It's the rule of those schoolsTo have no rules,That's all there is about 'em. (Eleanor ...
The Witch (Eleanor Farjeon Poems)
The witch! The witch!Don't let her get you!Or your Aunt wouldn't know youThe next time she met you!(Eleanor Farjeon)