A Wounded Deer -- leaps highest --I've heard the Hunter tell --'Tis but the Ecstasy of death --And then the Brake is still!The Smitten Rock th...
Mama never forgets her birds,Though in another tree --She looks down just as oftenAnd just as tenderlyAs when her little mortal nestWith cunning care ...
Tho' my destiny be Fustian --Hers be damask fine --Tho' she wear a silver apron --I, a less divine --Still, my little Gypsy beingI would far p...
My River runs to thee --Blue Sea! Wilt welcome me?My River wait reply --Oh Sea -- look graciously --I'll fetch thee BrooksFrom spotted nooks --Say...
A feather from the WhippoorwillThat everlasting -- sings!Whose galleries -- are Sunrise --Whose Opera -- the Springs --Whose Emerald Nest the Ages spi...
Just lost, when I was saved!Just felt the world go by!Just girt me for the onset with Eternity,When breath blew back,And on the other sideI heard rece...
A little bread -- a crust -- a crumb --A little trust -- a demijohn --Can keep the soul alive --Not portly, mind! but breathing -- warm --Conscious --...
Dying! Dying in the night!Won't somebody bring the lightSo I can see which way to goInto the everlasting snow?And "Jesus"! Where is Jesu...
Musicians wrestle everywhere --All day -- among the crowded airI hear the silver strife --And -- walking -- long before the morn --Such transport brea...
You love me -- you are sure --I shall not fear mistake --I shall not cheated wake --Some grinning morn --To find the Sunrise left --And Orchards -- un...