Invocation (Caelius Sedulius Poems)
ETERNAL God omnipotent! The OneSole Hope of worlds, Author and Guard aloneOf heaven and earth Thou art, whose high behestForbids ...
Food Poems (1269 Poems)
A Spider And A Fly (Donald Marquis Poems)
i heard a spiderand a fly arguingwait said the flydo not eat mei serve a great purposein the worldyou will ...
On The Lord’s Prayer (Charles Lamb Poems)
I have taught your young lips the good words to say over, Which form the petition we call the Lord's ...
The Movers (Albery Allson Whitman Poems)
'Twas in the long ago,'Twas in the age of woodsOf Young America,That moving, rattling, slowTowards the Western plain,A single settler's ...
The Silkworms (Douglas Alexander Stewart Poems)
All their lives in a box! What generations,"What centuries of masters, not meaning to be cruelBut needing their labour, taught ...
To Mr. S. T. Coleridge (Anna Laetitia Aikin Barbauld Poems)
Midway the hill of science, after steepAnd rugged paths that tire the' unpractised feet,A grove extends; in tangled mazes wrought,And ...
To an Obscure Poet Who Lives on My Hearth (Charles Lotin Hildreth Poems)
"WHY shouldst thou cease thy plaintive song When I draw near? Has mankind done thee any wrong, ...
Two Pictures (Fannie Isabelle Sherrick Poems)
A beautiful form and a beautiful face, A winsome bride and a woman's grace, So fair and sweet it were ...
Playtime (C J Dennis Poems)
Brothers!(I address myself to that chosen few -- which includes you,My dear reader -- whoAre men of understanding, bright intellect ...
The Turtle’s Sermon (George Johnston Poems)
An old and crafty terrapin,Who lately found his speech,Like many another simple lout,Concluded he could preach.And so he waddled to ...
Captivity (Caroline Maxwell Poems)
THE LAMENTATION OF A CANARY BIRD IN HIS CAGE. OH ! happy kindred, tenants of the air,Ye wing'd inhabitants of ...
Reformation (Anne Kingsmill Finch Poems)
A Gentleman, most wretched in his Lot, A wrangling and reproving Wife had got, Who, tho' she curb'd his Pleasures, ...
Winter Mask (Allen Tate Poems)
To the memory of W. B. YeatsITowards nightfall when the windTries the eaves and casements(A winter wind of the mindLong ...
The Sparrow And The Hen (Charles Lamb Poems)
A sparrow, when sparrows like parrots could speak, Addressed an old hen who could talk like a jay:Said he, "It's ...
P’eng-ya Road (Du Fu Poems)
I remember fleeing the rebels through dangerous northern canyons,the midnight moon shining brighton narrow P'eng-ya Road.So poor we went on ...
The Touch (Anne Sexton Poems)
For months my hand was sealed off in a tin box. Nothing was there but the subway railings. Perhaps it ...
The Herd And The Mavis (George MacDonald Poems)
What gars ye sing, said the herd-laddie,"What gars ye sing sae lood?""To tice them oot o' the yerd, laddie,The worms ...
The Westerner (Badger Clark Jr Poems)
My fathers sleep on the sunrise plains,And each one sleeps alone.Their trails may dim to the grass and rains,For I ...
Sacred Song Of Ancient Mexicans – XVI. (Daniel Garrison Brinton Poems)
_Chicomecoatl icuic._ 1. Chicomollotzin xayameua, ximicotica aca tona titech icnocauazquitiyauia mochan tlallocan nouia. 2. Xayameua ximicotica aca tonan titech icnocauazqui ...
Slackers (Abner Cosens Poems)
We condemn, as selfish slackers, Those not willing to enlist To oppose the Prussian Kultur ...
O Lord, How Happy! (George MacDonald Poems)
From the German of Dessler.O Lord, how happy is the timeWhen in thy love I rest!When from my weariness I ...
No Power On Earth (Billy Bennett Poems)
The British Empire has a flag that flies throughout the WorldAnd no power on earth can pull it downIt stands ...
A Far Cry to Heaven (Edith Matilda Thomas Poems)
"WHAT! dost thou pray that the outgone tide be rolled back on the strand, The flame be rekindled that mounted ...
VIII: Song: To Sicknesse (Ben Jonson Poems)
Why, Disease, dost thou molestLadies? and of them the best?Do not men, ynow of ritesTo thy altars, by their nightsSpent ...
A Wish (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
I'd like to be a boy again, a care-free prince of joy again, I'd like to tread the hills and ...
When Once The Twilight Locks No Longer (Dylan Thomas Poems)
When once the twilight locks no longerLocked in the long worm of my fingerNor damned the sea that sped about ...
Bread And Gravy (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
There's a heap o' satisfaction in a chunk o' pumpkin pie,An' I'm always glad I'm livin' when the cake is ...
The Wolves (Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Poems)
When the church-village slumbers And the last songs are sung,When the grey mist arising, Is o'er the marshes hung,'Tis then ...
The Key (Edwin Ford Piper Poems)
"He turned in at the gate and asked a drink;Shabby, but neat of garment. His white hatDrooped over friendly eyes; ...
The Orphan Boy’s Tale (Amelia Opie Poems)
Stay, lady, stay, for mercy's sake,And hear a helpless orphan's tale,Ah! sure my looks must pity wake,'Tis want that makes ...