John Hay Poems on Faces Archives - Famous Inspirational Poems, Poetry, Quotes

Down the dim West slow fails the stricken sun,And from his hot face fades the crimson flushVeiled in death's herald-shadows ...

I dreamed I was in fair Niphon.Amid tea-fields I journeyed on,Reclined in my jinrikishaw;Across the rolling plains I sawThe lordly ...

I tore this weed from the rank, dark soilWhere it grew in the monkish time,I trimmed it close and set ...

The King was sick. His cheek was red,And his eye was clear and bright;He ate and drank with kingly zest,And ...

Had we but met in other days,Had we but loved in other ways,Another light and hope had shone On your life ...

There's a happy time coming, When the boys come home.There's a glorious day coming, When the boys come home.We will end the ...

One day the Sultan, grand and grim,Ordered the Mufti brought to him."Now let thy wisdom solve for meThe question I ...

If Heaven would hear my prayer, My dearest wish would be,Thy sorrows not to share But take them all on me;If Heaven ...

In the dim chamber whence but yesterday Passed my beloved, filled with awe I stand; And haunting Loves fluttering on every handWhisper ...

Each shining light above us Has its own peculiar grace;But every light of heaven Is in my darling's face.For it is like ...

John Hay Poems on Faces (10 Poems)