Ivor Gurney Poems on Light Archives - Famous Inspirational Poems, Poetry, Quotes

Gloucester streets walking in Autumn twilight,Past Kineburgh's cottage and old Raven Tavern,That Hoare he kept, the Puritan, who tiredOr fired, ...

When tobacco came, When Raleigh did first bring inThe unfabled herb, the plant of peace, the kingOf comfort bringers, then ...

Out beyond Aldgate is a road,And a broad,Clean, noble thing it runs,For the sun'sAnd wind's and man's delight,And the high ...

One would remember stillMeadows and low hillLaventie was, as to the line and elm rowGrowing through green strength wounded, as ...

The long night, the short sleep, and La Gorgues to wander,So be the Fates were kind and our Commander;With a ...

There's not a sound tonightI look out and am beatenIn my face by curious, white,Unexpected flakesOf snow in a daze ...

The youth burning couch grass is as tiredAs muscle has right to bear and keeps work onThe brown earth slopes ...

Aveluy and New Year's eve, and the time as tenderAs if green buds grew. In the low West a slenderStreak ...

Those dreadful evidences of Man's ill-doingThe kindly Mother of all shall soon hide deep,Covering with tender fingers her children asleep,Till ...

O may these days of pain,These wasted-seeming days,Somewhere reflower againWith scent and savour of praise.Draw out of memory all bitternessOf ...

When I am covered with the dust of peaceAnd but the rain to moist my senseless clay,Will there be one ...

RequiemPour out your light, O stars, and do not holdYour loveliest shining from earth's outworn shellPure and cold your radiance ...

Soft rain beats upon my windowsHardly hammeringBut by the great gusts guessed further offUp by the bare moor and brambly ...

What things I have missed today, I know very wellBut the seeing of them each new time is miracle,Nothing between ...

Ivor Gurney Poems on Light (14 Poems)