Theodosia Garrison Night Poems
- 1. The Seer Of Hearts
For mocking on men's faces
He only sees instead
The hidden, hundred traces
Of tears their eyes have shed.
... - 2. A Salem Mother
I
They whisper at my very gate,
These clacking gossips every one,
... - 3. A Song
I am as weary as a child
That weeps upon its mother's breast
For joy of comforting. But I
Have no such place to rest.
... - 4. The Return
I lost Young Love so long ago
I had forgot him quite,
Until a little lass and lad
Went by my door to-night.
... - 5. A Song Of Heloise
God send thee peace, Oh, great unhappy heart--
A world away, I pray that thou mayst rest
Softly as on the Well-Belovë"d's breast,
Where ever in her wistful dreams thou art.
... - 6. Lovelace Grown Old
I
My life has been like a bee that roves
Through a scented garden close,
... - 7. The Silent One
The moon to-night is like the sun
Through blossomed branches seen;
Come out with me, dear silent one,
And trip it on the green.
... - 8. Three Songs In A Garden Ii
My lilies are like nuns in white
That guard me well all day,
But the red, red rose that near them grows
Is wiser far than they.
... - 9. The Rose
I took the love you gave, Ah, carelessly,
Counting it only as a rose to wear
A little moment on my heart no more,
So many roses had I worn before,
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