A Rich Man’s Reverie (Marietta Holley Poems)
The years go by, but they little seemLike those within our dream;The years that stood in such luring guise,Beckoning us ...
Marietta Holley Poems on Life (19 Poems)
The Story Of Gladys (Marietta Holley Poems)
"I leave my child to Heaven." And with these wordsUpon her lips, the Lady Mildred passedUnto the rest prepared for her ...
The Wage Of Sin (Marietta Holley Poems)
I am an outcast, sinful and vile I know, But what are you, my lady, so fair, and proud, and high?The ...
Motives (Marietta Holley Poems)
I said that I would see Her once, to curse her fair, deceitful grace,To curse her for my life-long agony; But when ...
The Brothers (Marietta Holley Poems)
High on a rocky cliff did once a gray old castle stand,From whence rough-bearded chieftains led their vassals--ruled the land.For centuries ...
The Lady Maud (Marietta Holley Poems)
I sit in the cloud and the darkness Where I lost you, peerless one;Your bright face shines upon fairer lands, Like the ...
My Angel (Marietta Holley Poems)
Last night she came unto me, And kneeling by my side,Laid her head upon my bosom, My beautiful, my bride;My lost one, ...
Magdalena (Marietta Holley Poems)
Who falsely called thee destroyer, still white Angel of Death? Oh not a destroyer here, but a kind restorer, thou,For the ...
Harry The First (Marietta Holley Poems)
In his arm-chair, warmly cushioned,In the quiet earned by labor,Life's reposeful Indian summer,Grandpa sits; and lets the paperLie upon his ...
Gloria The True (Marietta Holley Poems)
Gayly a knight set forth against the foe,For a fair face had shone on him in dreams;A voice had stirred ...
The Sewing-Girl (Marietta Holley Poems)
I asked to see the dead man's face, As I gave the servant my well-filled basket;And she deigned to lead me, ...
Jenny Allen (Marietta Holley Poems)
I never shall hear your voice again, Your voice so gentle and lowBut the thought of you, Jenny Allen, Will go with ...
The Coquette (Marietta Holley Poems)
How can I be to blame? Is it my fault I am fair?I did not fashion my features, Or brush the gold ...
The Flight (Marietta Holley Poems)
Here in the silent doorway let me linger One moment, for the porch is still and lonely;That shadow's but the rose ...
The Wild Rose (Marietta Holley Poems)
In a waste of yellow sand, on the brow of a dreary hill, A slight little slip of a rose struggled ...
The Sea-Captain’s Wooing (Marietta Holley Poems)
Put the crown of your love on my forehead, Its sweet links clasped with a kiss,And all the great monarchs of ...
At Last (Marietta Holley Poems)
What though upon a wintry sea our life bark sails,What though we tremble 'neath its cruel gales, Its icy blast;We see ...
Summer (Marietta Holley Poems)
Now sinks the Summer sun into the sea; Sure never such a sunset shone as this, That on its golden wing has ...
A Song For Twilight (Marietta Holley Poems)
Oh! the day was dark and dreary, For clouds swept o'er the sun,The burden of life seemed heavy, And its warfare never ...