John Kendall (dum-dum) Sweet 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. The Shores Of Nothing
There's a little lake that lies
In a valley, where the skies
Kiss the mountains, as they rise,
On the crown;
... - 5. Visionary On The Advantages Of An 'astral Body'
It is told, in Buddhi-theosophic Schools
There are rules
By observing which when mundane matter irks,
Or the world has gone amiss, you
... - 6. 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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