Tag: Adelaide Crapsey
Warning To The Mighty Adelaide Crapsey Ere the horne’d owl hoot Once and twice and thrice there shall Go among the blind brown worms News of thy great burial; …
Vendor’s Song Adelaide Crapsey My songs to sell, sweet maid! I pray you buy. Here’s one will win a lady’s tears, Here’s one will make her gay, Here’s one …
To The Dead In The Grave-Yard Under My Window Adelaide Crapsey How can you lie so still? All day I watch And never a blade of all the green …
The Witch Adelaide Crapsey When I was girl by Nilus stream I watched the deserts stars arise; My lover, he who dreamed the Sphinx, Learned all his dreaming from …
The Saying Of II Haboul Adelaide Crapsey Guardian Of The Treasure Of Solomon And Keeper Of the Prophet’s Armour My tent A vapour that The wind dispels and but …
The Properly Scholarly Attitude Adelaide Crapsey The poet pursues his beautiful theme; The preacher his golden beatitude; And I run after a vanishing dream The glittering, will-o-the-wispish gleam Of …
The Plaint Adelaide Crapsey Musicians O Musicians: Heartsease Heartsease: an you will have me live play heartsease. Light wind in the small green leaves Play, oh play, my sad …
The Parting Adelaide Crapsey Was it love breathed on us as on the skies Dawn breathes for a short space and then is fled; Or loved we never at …
The Mourner Adelaide Crapsey I have no heart for noon-tide and the sun, But I will take me where more tender night Shakes, fold on fold, her dewy darkness …
The Mother Exultant Adelaide Crapsey Joy! Joy! Joy! The hills are glad, The valleys re-echo with merriment, In my heart is the sound of laughter, And my feet dance …