Herba Santa (Herman Melville Poems)
IAfter long wars when comes releaseNot olive wands proclaiming peace Can import dearer shareThan stems of Herba Santa hazed In autumn's Indian ...
Herman Melville Poems on Christianity (4 Poems)
The Swamp Angel (Herman Melville Poems)
There is a coal-black Angel With a thick Afric lip,And he dwells (like the hunted and harried) In a swamp where the ...
Shiloh – A Requiem (Herman Melville Poems)
Skimming lightly, wheeling still,The swallows fly lowOver the field in clouded days,The forest-field of Shiloh —Over the field where April ...
Shiloh (Herman Melville Poems)
A Requiem Skimming lightly, wheeling still, The swallows fly low Over the fields in cloudy days, The forest-field of Shiloh ...