The Peter-Bird (Eugene Field Poems)
Out of the woods by the creek cometh a calling for Peter,And from the orchard a voice echoes and echoes ...
Eugene Field Poems on Mothers (36 Poems)
The Delectable Ballad Of The Waller Lot (Eugene Field Poems)
Up yonder in Buena ParkThere is a famous spot,In legend and in historyYclept the Waller Lot.There children play in daytimeAnd ...
Our Lady of the Mine (Eugene Field Poems)
The Blue Horizon wuz a mine us fellers all thought well uv,And there befell the episode I now perpose to ...
Sister’s cake (Eugene Field Poems)
I'd not complain of Sister Jane, for she was good and kind,Combining with rare comeliness distinctive gifts of mind;Nay, I'll ...
Jest ‘Fore Christmas (Eugene Field Poems)
Father calls me William, sister calls me Will,Mother calls me Willie, but the fellers call me Bill!Mighty glad I ain't ...
Good-Bye–Go (Eugene Field Poems)
I like the Anglo-Saxon speech With its direct revealings;It takes a hold, and seems to reach 'Way down into your ...
Seein’ things (Eugene Field Poems)
I ain't afeard uv snakes, or toads, or bugs, or worms, or mice,An' things 'at girls are skeered uv I ...
Two Valentines (Eugene Field Poems)
I.—TO MISTRESS BARBARAThere were three cavaliers, all handsome and true,On Valentine's day came a maiden to woo,And quoth to your ...
A Piteous Plaint (Eugene Field Poems)
I cannot eat my porridge, I weary of my play;No longer can I sleep at night, No longer romp by ...
Little Miss Brag (Eugene Field Poems)
Little Miss Brag has much to sayTo the rich little lady from over the wayAnd the rich little lady puts ...
The Shut-Eye Train (Eugene Field Poems)
Come, my little one, with me!There are wondrous sights to seeAs the evening shadows fall;In your pretty cap and gown,Don't ...
Lullaby; By The Sea (Eugene Field Poems)
Fair is the castle up on the hill— Hushaby, sweet my own!The night is fair, and the waves ...
Cornish Lullaby (Eugene Field Poems)
Out on the mountain over the town, All night long, all night long,The trolls go up and the trolls go ...
The Rock-A-By Lady (Eugene Field Poems)
The Rock-a-By Lady from Hushaby streetComes stealing; comes creeping;The poppies they hang from her head to her feet,And each hath ...
Japanese Lullaby (Eugene Field Poems)
Sleep, little pigeon, and fold your wings,— Little blue pigeon with velvet eyes;Sleep to the singing of mother-bird swinging— Swinging ...
In The Firelight (Eugene Field Poems)
The fire upon the hearth is low, And there is stillness everywhere, While like winged spirits, here and there,The firelight ...
Norse lullaby (Eugene Field Poems)
The sky is dark and the hills are whiteAs the storm-king speeds from the north to-night,And this is the song ...
Horatian Lyrics Odes I, 23. (Eugene Field Poems)
Why do you shun me, Chloe, like the fawn, That, fearful of the breezes and the wood, Has sought ...
To Mary Field French (Eugene Field Poems)
A dying mother gave to you Her child a many years ago;How in your gracious love he grew, You know, ...
A Paraphrase, By Dr. I.W. (Eugene Field Poems)
Why, Mistress Chloe, do you bother With prattlings and with vain adoYour worthy and industrious mother, Eschewing them that come ...
To Chloe (Eugene Field Poems)
Chloe, you shun me like a hind That, seeking vainly for her mother,Hears danger in each breath of wind, And ...
Heine’s “Widow Or Daughter?” (Eugene Field Poems)
Shall I woo the one or other? Both attract me—more's the pity!Pretty is the widowed mother, And the daughter, too, ...
Two valentines (Eugene Field Poem)
I.--TO MISTRESS BARBARA There were three cavaliers, all handsome and true, On Valentine's day came a maiden to woo, And ...
The peter-bird (Eugene Field Poem)
Out of the woods by the creek cometh a calling for Peter, And from the orchard a voice echoes and ...
The shut-eye train (Eugene Field Poem)
Come, my little one, with me! There are wondrous sights to see As the evening shadows fall; In your pretty ...
The delectable ballad of the waller lot (Eugene Field Poem)
Up yonder in Buena Park There is a famous spot, In legend and in history Yclept the Waller Lot. There ...
Sister’s cake (Eugene Field Poems)
I'd not complain of Sister Jane, for she was good and kind, Combining with rare comeliness distinctive gifts of mind; ...
Seein’ things (Eugene Field Poems)
I ain't afeard uv snakes, or toads, or bugs, or worms, or mice, An' things 'at girls are skeered uv ...
Our Lady of the Mine (Eugene Field Poem)
The Blue Horizon wuz a mine us fellers all thought well uv, And there befell the episode I now perpose ...
Norse lullaby (Eugene Field Poem)
The sky is dark and the hills are white As the storm-king speeds from the north to-night, And this is ...