Adelaide Anne Procter Bright Poems
- 1. One By One The Sands Are Flowing
One by one the sands are flowing,
One by one the moments fall:
Some are coming, some are going;
Do not strive to grasp them all.
... - 2. The Requital
LOUD roared the tempest,
Fast fell the sleet;
A little Child Angel
Passed down the street,
... - 3. Envy
He was the first always: Fortune
Shone bright in his face.
I fought for years; with no effort
He conquered the place:
... - 4. My God, I Thank Thee Who Hast Made
My God, I thank Thee who hast made
The earth so bright;
So full of splendour and of joy,
Beauty and light;
... - 5. A Lost Chord
SEATED one day at the Organ,
I was weary and ill at ease,
And my fingers wandered idly
Over the noisy keys.
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