Maurice Henry Hewlett Clear Poems
- 1. Presence
When she had left us but a little while,
I still could hear the ringing of her voice,
Still see athwart the dusk her shy half-smile
And that sweet trust wherein I most rejoice.
... - 2. To The Gods Of The Country
Sun and Moon, shine upon me;
Make glad my days and clear my nights!
O Earth, whose child I am,
... - 3. The Saints' Maying
Since green earth is awake
Let us now pastime take,
Not serving wantonness
Too well, nor niggardness,
... - 4. Lux E Tenebris
I thank all Gods that I can let thee go,
Lady, without one thought, one base desire
To tarnish that clear vision I gained by fire,
One stain in me I would not have thee know.
... - 5. Oreithyia
Oreithyia, by the North Wind carried
To stormy Thrace from Athens where you tarried
Down by Ilissus all a blowy day
Among the asphodels, how rapt away
... - 6. Hypsipyle
Queen of the shadows, Maid and Wife,
Twifold in essence, as in life,
The lamp of Death, the star of Birth,
Half cradled and half mourned by Earth,
... - 7. The Village Wife's Lament
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