John Anster Poems on Death & Dying Archives - Famous Inspirational Poems, Poetry, Quotes

Weep!--for the wrath of God is over us!Weep!--for his arm is lifted to destroy!Famine hath thinned the land! in Autumn's ...

Hast thou sailed on the summer seaWhen its bosom lies in light?And have the scenes of life to theeBeen as ...

Oh, what a lovely silent spot!'Mid such a scene the eremite would hopeTo build his lowly cot,Just where with easy ...

Oh Fancy, hither bend thy flight,Hither steer thy car of light,Tho' its rainbow colours fleeEre they have shone a moment ...

Oh breathe not--breathe not--sure 'twas something holy--Earth hath no sounds like these--again it passesWith a wild, low voice, that slowly ...

CHORUS.Like the oak of the vale was thy strength and thy height,Thy foot, like the erne of the mountain in ...

The summer sun was sinkingWith a mild light, calm and mellow:It shone on my little boy's bonnie cheeks,And his loose ...

'Tis evening: in the silent west,The rosy hues of day--light fade,And here I lay me down to rest,Beneath your venerable ...

John Anster Poems on Death & Dying (8 Poems)