John Kendall (dum-dum) Good Poems
- 1. Haven
Here, in mine old-time harbourage installed,
Lulled by the murmurous hum of London's traffic
To that full calm which may be justly called
Seraphic,
... - 2. The Last Hockey
After A. T.
So for the last great Hockey of the Hills,
... - 3. Kal
(=TO-MORROW)
['Never do To-day what can be postponed till To-morrow, save at the dictates of your personal convenience.' - Maxims of the Wicked, No. 3.]
... - 4. Marie
In Several Keys
We hear the opening refrain,
... - 5. The Happy Ending
STANZAS WRITTEN IN DEJECTION
I am tired of the day with its profitless labours,
... - 6. Summer Portents
Come, let us quaff the brimming cup
Of sorrow, bitterness, and pain;
For clearly, things are warming up
Again.
... - 7. Elysium
From the dust, and the drought, and the heat,
I am borne on the pinions of leave,
From the things that are bad to repeat
To the things that are good to receive.
... - 8. Farewell
'Farewell. What a subject! How sweet
It looks to the careless observer!
So simple; so easy to treat
With tenderness, mark you, and fervour.
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