Colomen (Mary Webb Poems)
The doves that coo in ColomenAre never heard by mortal men,But when a human creature passesUnderneath the churchyard grasses,In deep ...
Mary Webb Poems on Nature (12 Poems)
The Land Within (Mary Webb Poems)
This is a land of forests, and of meresStirless and deep, replenished with my tears.Here the pine harps, and many ...
Market Day (Mary Webb Poems)
Who'll walk the fields with us to town,In an old coat and a faded gown?We take our roots and country ...
Humble Folk (Mary Webb Poems)
Above our lane two rows of larches lean,And lissom, rosy pines with wild black hair--One slim, bright-fingered chestnut in between.In ...
Farewell To Beauty (Mary Webb Poems)
'Their being is to be perceived.'- BERKELEYLet fall your golden showers, laburnum tree!Break the grey casket of your buds for ...
Treasures (For G.E.M.) (Mary Webb Poems)
These are my treasures: just a word, a look,A chiming sentence from his favourite book,A large, blue, scented blossom that ...
When The Thorn Blows (Mary Webb Poems)
Dawn glimmers white beyond the burning hillWhere sunbeams light a fire in every tree.The morning bird is singing clear and ...
To A Poet In April (Mary Webb Poems)
The world has praised your leafy songs,And you, in singing them, have madeRich folk forget their gains and wrongsAnd poor ...
Swallows (Mary Webb Poems)
The swallows pass in restless companies.Against the pink-flowered may, one shining breastThrobs momentary music--then, possessedWith motion, sweeps on some new ...
The Plain In Autumn (Mary Webb Poems)
A solemn land of long-fulfilled desiresIs this, and year by year the self-same firesBurn in the trees. The untarnished colours ...
The Fallen Polar (Mary Webb Poems)
Never any more shall the golden sunMake of your leaves, my dainty one,Ardent shields of silver-green,With cool blue sky set ...
Snowdrop Time (Mary Webb Poems)
Ah, hush! Tread softly through the rime,For there will be a blackbird singing, or a thrush.Like coloured beads the elm-buds ...