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blurr'd soft on the skirt of the night…skies

that shut in our lonely world。



。。。not here。。。in some long…gone world。。。



close…lock'd in that passionate arm…clasp

no word did we utter; we stirr'd not:

the silence of Death; or of Love。。。

only; round and over us

that tearless infinite yearning

and the Night with her spread wings rustling

folding us with the stars。



。。。not here。。。in some long…gone kingdom

of old; on her terrace at evening

O; folded close to her heart!。。。







  Poppies





Where the poppy…banners flow

 in and out amongst the corn;

 spotless morn

ever saw us come and go



hand in hand; as girl and boy

 warming fast to youth and maid;

 half afraid

at the hint of passionate joy



still in Summer's rose unshown:

 yet we heard nor knew a fear;

 strong and clear

summer's eager clarion blown



from the sunrise to the set:

 now our feet are far away;

 night and day;

do the old…known spots forget?



Sweet; I wonder if those hours

 breathe of us now parted thence;

 if a sense

of our love…birth thrill their flowers。



Poppies flush all tremulous 

 has our love grown into them;

 root and stem;

are the red blooms red with us?



Summer's standards are outroll'd;

 other lovers wander slow;

 I would know

if the morn is that of old。



Here our days bloom fuller yet;

 happiness is all our task;

 still I ask 

do the vanish'd days forget?









John Le Gay Brereton。







  The Sea Maid





In what pearl…paven mossy cave

By what green sea

Art thou reclining; virgin of the wave;

In realms more full of splendid mystery

Than that strong northern flood whence came

The rise and fall of music in thy name 

Thy waiting name; Oithona!



The magic of the sea's own change

In depth and height;

From where the eternal order'd billows range

To unknown regions of sleep…weary night;

Fills; like a wonder…waking spell

Whispered by lips of some lone…murmuring shell;

Thy dreaming soul; Oithona。



In gladness of thy reverie

What gracious form

Will fly the errand of our love to thee;

By ways with winged messengers aswarm

Through dawn of opalescent skies;

To say the time is come and bid thee rise

And be our child; Oithona?







  Home





〃Where shall we dwell?〃 say you。

 Wandering winds reply:

〃In a temple with roof of blue

  Under the splendid sky。〃



Never a nobler home

 We'll find though an age we try

Than is arched by the azure dome

 Of the all…enfolding sky。



Here we are wed; and here

 We live under God's own eye。

〃Where shall we dwell;〃 my dear?

 Under the splendid sky。







  Wilfred





   What of these tender feet

   That have never toddled yet?

   What dances shall they beat;

   With what red vintage wet?

In what wild way will they march or stray; by what sly paynims met?



   The toil of it none may share;

   By yourself must the way be won

   Through fervid or frozen air

   Till the overland journey's done;

And I would not take; for your own dear sake; one thorn from your track;

  my son。



   Go forth to your hill and dale;

   Yet take in your hand from me

   A staff when your footsteps fail;

   A weapon if need there be;

'Twill hum in your ear when the foeman's near; athirst for the victory。



   In the desert of dusty death

   It will point to the hidden spring;

   Should you weary and fail for breath;

   It will burgeon and branch and swing

Till you sink to sleep in its shadow deep to the sound of its murmuring。



     。    。    。    。    。



   You must face the general foe 

   A phantom pale and grim。

   If you flinch at his glare; he'll grow

   And gather your strength to him;

But your power will rise if you laugh in his eyes and away in a mist

  he'll swim。



   To your freeborn soul be true 

   Fling parchment in the fire;

   Men's laws are null for you;

   For a word of Love is higher;

And can you do aught; when He rules your thought; but follow your own desire?



   You will dread no pinching dearth

   In the home where you love to lie;

   For your floor will be good brown earth

   And your roof the open sky。

There'll be room for all at your festival when the heart…red wine runs high。



     。    。    。    。    。



   Joy to you; joy and strife

   And a golden East before;

   And the sound of the sea of life

   In your ears when you reach the shore;

And a hope that still with as good a will you may fight as you fought of yore。









Arthur H。 Adams。







  Bayswater; W。





About me leagues of houses lie;

Above me; grim and straight and high;

They climb; the terraces lean up

Like long grey reefs against the sky。



Packed tier on tier the people dwell;

Each narrow; hollow wall is full;

And in that hive of honeycomb;

Remote and high; I have one cell。



And when I turn into my street

I hear in murmurous retreat

A tide of noises flowing out 

The city ebbing from my feet!



And lo! two long straight walls between;

There dwells a little park serene;

Where blackened trees and railings hem

A little handkerchief of green!



Yet I can see across the roof

The sun; the stars and 。 。 。 God!  For proof 

Between the twisting chimney…pots

A pointing finger; old; aloof!



The traffic that the city rends

Within my quiet haven ends

In a deep murmur; or across

My pool a gentle ripple sends。



A chime upon the silence drab

Paints music; hooting motors stab

The pleasant peace; and; far and faint;

The jangling lyric of the cab!



And when I wander; proud and free;

Through my domain; unceasingly

The endless pageant of the shops

Marches along the street with me。



About me ever blossoming

Like rich parterres the hoardings fling

An opulence of hue; and make

Within my garden endless Spring。



The droning tram…cars spitting light:

And like great bees in drunken flight

Burly and laden deep with bloom;

The 'busses lumbering home at night!



Sometimes an afternoon will fling

New meaning on each sombre thing;

And low upon the level roofs

The sultry sun lies smouldering。



Sometimes the fog  that faery girl 

Her veil of wonder will unfurl;

And crescent gaunt and looming flat

Are sudden mysteries of pearl!



New miracles the wet streets show;

On stems of flame the gas…lamps glow。

I walk upon the wave and see

Another London drowned below!



And when night comes strange jewels strew

The winding streets I wander through:

Like pearls upon a woman's throat

The street…lamps' swerving avenue!



In every face that passes mine

Unfathomed epics I divine:

Each figure on the pavement is

A vial of untasted wine!



Through lands enchanted wandering;

To all a splendour seems to cling。

Lo! from a window…beacon high

Hope still the Night is questioning!



And so; ere sleep; I lie and mark

Romance's stealthy footsteps。  Hark!

The rhythm of the horse's hoof

Bears some new drama through the dark!



So in this tall and narrow street

I lie as in Death's lone retreat

And hear; loud in the pulse of Life;

Eternity upon me beat!







  Bond Street





Its glittering emptiness it brings 

This little lane of useless things。

Here peering envy arm in arm

With ennui takes her saunterings。



Here fretful boredom; to appease

The nagging of her long disease;

Comes day by day to dabble in

This foamy sea of fripperies。



The languid women driven through

Their wearied lives; and in their view;

Patient about the bakers' shops;

The languid children; two and two!



The champing horses standing still;

Whose veins with life's impatience thrill;

And  dead beside the carriage door 

The footman; masked and immobile!



And bloated pugs  those epicures

Of darkened boudoirs 。 。 。 and of sewers 

Lolling high on their cushioned thrones

Blink feebly on their dainty wooers!



And in the blossoming window…shows

Each month another summer glows;

They pay the price of human souls

To rear one rich and sickly rose。



And a suave carven god of jade;

By some enthralled old Asian made;

With that thin scorn still on his lips;

Waits; in a window…front displayed:



The hurrying; streaming crowds he sees。

With the same smile he watches these

As from his temple…dusk he saw

The passing of the centuries!









Ethel Turner。







  A Trembling Star





〃There is my little trembling star;〃 she said。

 I looked; once more

The tender sea had put the sun to bed;

 And heaven's floor

    Was grey。



And nowhere yet in all that young night sky

 Was any star;

But one that hung above the sea。  Not high;

 Nor very far

    Away。



〃I watch it every night;〃 she said; and crept

 Within my arm。

〃Soft little star; I wish the angels kept

 It safe from harm

    Alway。



〃I know it is afraid;〃 she said; her eyes

 Held a sweet tear。

〃They send it all alone into the skies;

 No big stars near;

    To stay。



〃They push it out before the sweet; kind moon

 Lights up the sea。

They laugh because it fears the dark。  ‘Soon; soon;

 You'll braver be;'

    They say。



〃One night I climbed far up that high white tree

 Beside the beach;

And tried to stretch my hand across the sea

 And tried to reach

    The grey。



〃For something made me feel my heart would break

 Unless that night

I in my hand my trembling star could take

 And kiss its fright

    Away。



〃There only blew a strange wind chillily;

 And clouds were swept。

The angels would not let my own star see

 That someone wept。

    I pray



〃To Christ; who hears my little prayers each night;

 That He will seek

Through all His skies for that sweet; frightened light;

 And stoop His cheek

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