Dora Sigerson Shorter Door Poems
- 1. The Fair Little Maiden
"There is one at the door, Wolfe O'Driscoll,
At the door, who is bidding you come!"
"Who is he that wakes me in the darkness,
Calling when all the world's dumb?"
... - 2. Sanctuary
Neighbour! for pity a hound cries on your steps
With pleading eyes, with sore and weary feet.
Neighbour! your pity a poor beast doth implore;
Hunger and cold are busy in the street.
... - 3. The Ballad Of The Fairy Thorn-tree
This is an evil night to go, my sister,
To the fairy-tree across the fairy rath,
Will you not wait till Hallow Eve is over?
For many are the dangers in your path!
... - 4. The Ballad Of The Little Black Hound
Who knocks at the Geraldine's door to-night
In the black storm and the rain?
With the thunder crash and the shrieking wind
Comes the moan of a creature's pain.
... - 5. The Rape Of The Baron's Wine
Who was stealing the Baron's wine,
Golden sherry and port so old,
Precious, I wot, as drops of gold?
Lone to-night he came to dine,
... - 6. Distant Voices
I left my home for travelling;
Because I heard the strange birds sing
In foreign skies, and felt their wing
... - 7. The Skeleton In The Cupboard
Just this one day in all the year
Let all be one, let all be dear;
Wife, husband, child in fond embrace,
And thrust the phantom from its place.
... - 8. A Little Dog
A little dog disturbed my trust in Heaven.
I praised most faithfully
All the great things that be,
Man's pain and pleasure even,
... - 9. The White Witch
Heaven help your home to-night,
MacCormac; for I know
A white witch woman is your bride:
You married for your woe.
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