Dear Craoibhin Aoibhin, look into our case. When we are high and airy hundreds say That if we hold that flight they‘ll leave the place, While th...
These are the clouds about the fallen sun, The majesty that shuts his burning eye: The weak lay hand on what the strong has done, Till that be tumbled...
There where the course is, Delight makes all of the one mind, The riders upon the galloping horses, The crowd that closes in behind: We, too, had good...
Sickness brought me this Thought, in that scale of his: Why should I be dismayed Though flame had burned the whole World, as it were a coal, Now I hav...
All things can tempt me from this craft of verse: One time it was a woman‘s face, or worse— The seeming needs of my fool-driven land; Now ...
I First Love Though nurtured like the sailing moon In beauty‘s murderous brood, She walked awhile and blushed awhile And on my pathway stood Unt...
II Human Dignity Like the moon her kindness is, If kindness I may call What has no comprehension in‘t, But is the same for all As though my sorr...
III The Mermaid A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him for her own, Pressed her body to his body, Laughed; and plunging down Forgot in cruel happi...
IV The Death of the Hare I have pointed out the yelling pack, The hare leap to the wood, And when I pass a compliment Rejoice as lover should At the d...
V The Empty Cup A crazy man that found a cup, When all but dead of thirst, Hardly dared to wet his mouth Imagining, moon-accursed, That another mouthf...