Leaves from Australian Forests (12 Sonnets) (Henry Kendall Poems)
IA Mountain SpringPeace hath an altar there. The sounding feet Of thunder and the 'wildering wings of rainAgainst fire-rifted summits flash ...
Henry Kendall Poems on Truth (12 Poems)
The Maid of Gerringong (Henry Kendall Poems)
Rolling through the gloomy gorges, comes the roaring southern blast,With a sound of torrents flying, like a routed army, past,And, ...
On a Street (Henry Kendall Poems)
I dread that street — its haggard faceI have not seen for eight long years;A mother's curse is on the ...
Safi (Henry Kendall Poems)
Strong pinions bore Safi, the dreamer, Through the dazzle and whirl of a race,And the earth, raying up in confusion, Like a ...
Elijah (Henry Kendall Poems)
INTO that good old Hebrew's soul sublimeThe spirit of the wilderness had passed;For where the thunders of imperial StormRolled over ...
For Ever (Henry Kendall Poems)
OUT of the body for ever, Wearily sobbing, "Oh, whither?"A Soul that hath wasted its chances Floats on the limitless ether.Lost in ...
Sonnets on the Discovery of Botany Bay by Captain Cook (Henry Kendall Poems)
The First Attempt to Reach the ShoreWhere is the painter who shall paint for you,My Austral brothers, with a pencil ...
The Helmsman (Henry Kendall Poems)
LIKE one who meets a staggering blow, The stout old ship doth reel,And waters vast go seething past-But will it last, ...
Charles Harpur (Henry Kendall Poems)
Where Harpur lies, the rainy streams, And wet hill-heads, and hollows weeping,Are swift with wind, and white with gleams, And hoarse with ...
To Damascus (Henry Kendall Poems)
Where the sinister sun of the Syrians beatOn the brittle, bright stubble,And the camels fell back from the swords of ...
Faith in God (Henry Kendall Poems)
HAVE faith in God. For whosoever lists To calm conviction in these days of strife,Will learn that in this steadfast stand ...
Silent Tears (Henry Kendall Poems)
What bitter sorrow courses down Yon mourner's faded cheek?Those scalding drops betray a grief Within, too full to speak.Outspoken words cannot express The ...