English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. High Noon. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) High Noon Time’s finger on the dial of my life Points to high noon! And yet the half-spent day Leaves less than half remaining, for the dark, Bleak shadows of the grave engulf the end. To those who burn the […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Penalty. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Penalty Because of the fullness of what I had, All that I have seems poor and vain. If I had not been happy, I were not sad– Tho’ my salt is savorless, why complain? From the ripe perfection […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. At an Old Drawer. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) At an Old Drawer Before this scarf was faded, What hours of mirth it knew; How gayly it paraded From smiling eyes to view. The days were tinged with glory, The nights too quickly sped, And life was like a story Where […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Lay It Away. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Lay It Away We will lay our summer away, my friend, So tenderly lay it away. It was bright and sweet to the very end, Like one long, golden day. Nothing sweeter could come to me, Nothing sweeter to […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Over the Banisters. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Over the Banisters Over the banisters bends a face, Daringly sweet and beguiling. Somebody stands in careless grace, And watches the picture, smiling. The light burns dim in the hall below, Nobody sees her standing, Saying […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. New and Old. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) New and Old I and new love, in all its living bloom, Sat vis-`a-vis, while tender twilight hours Went softly by us, treading as on flowers. Then suddenly I saw within the room The old love, long since lying in its tomb. […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. At the Hop. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) At the Hop ‘Tis time to dress. Dost hear the music surging Like sobbing waves that roll up from the sea? Yes, yes, I hear – I yield – no need of urging; I know your wishes, – send Lisette to me. […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Conversion. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Conversion When this world’s pleasures for my soul sufficed, Ere my heart’s plummet sounded depths of pain, I call on Reason to control my brain, And scoffed at that old story of Christ. But when o’er burning wastes […]
English Poetry. William Butler Yeats. A First Confession. Уильям Батлер Йейтс.
William Butler Yeats (Уильям Батлер Йейтс) A First Confession I admit the briar Entangled in my hair Did not injure me; My blenching and trembling, Nothing but dissembling, Nothing but coquetry. I long for truth, and yet I cannot stay from that My better self disowns, For […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Bohemia. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Bohemia Bohemia, o’er thy unatlassed borders How many cross, with half-reluctant feet, And unformed fears of dangers and disorders, To find delights, more wholesome and more sweet Than ever yet were known to the ”elite.” Herein can […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Life’s Harmonies. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Life’s Harmonies Let no man pray that he know not sorrow, Let no soul ask to be free from pain, For the gall of to-day is the sweet of to-morrow, And the moment’s loss is the lifetime’s gain. Through want of a […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Noblesse Oblige. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Noblesse Oblige I hold it the duty of one who is gifted And specially dowered I all men’s sight, To know no rest till his life is lifted Fully up to his great gifts’ height. He must mould the man […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Only a Slight Flirtation. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Only a Slight Flirtation ‘Twas just a slight flirtation, And where’s the harm, I pray, In that amusing pastime So much in vogue to-day? Her hand was plighted elsewhere To one she held most dear, But why should […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Preparation. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Preparation We must not force events, but rather make The heart soil ready for their coming, as The earth spreads carpets for the feet of Spring, Or, with the strengthening tonic of the frost, Prepares for Winter. Should a July […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Old and New. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Old and New Long have the poets vaunted, in their lays, Old times, old loves, old friendships, and old wine Why should the old monopolise all praise? Then let the new claim mine. Give me strong new friends, when the […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Denied. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Denied The winds came out of the west one day, And hurried the clouds before them; And drove the shadows and mists away, And over the mountains bore them. And I wept, ’Oh, wind, blow into my mind, […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. My Comrade. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) My Comrade Out from my window westward I turn full oft my face; But the mountains rebuke the vision That would encompass space; They lift their lofty foreheads To the kiss of the clouds above, And […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. In the Long Run. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) In the Long Run In the long run fame finds the deserving man. The lucky wight may prosper for a day, But in good time true merit leads the van, And vain pretense, unnoticed, goes its way. There […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Love Will Wane. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Love Will Wane When your love begins to wane, Spare me from the cruel pain Of all speech that tells me so - Spare me words, for I shall know, By the half-averted eyes, By the breast that […]
English Poetry. William Butler Yeats. Byzantium. Уильям Батлер Йейтс.
William Butler Yeats (Уильям Батлер Йейтс) Byzantium THE unpurged images of day recede; The Emperor’s drunken soldiery are abed; Night resonance recedes, night walkers’ song After great cathedral gong; A starlit or a moonlit dome disdains All that man is, All mere complexities, The fury and the mire […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Coleur de Rose. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Coleur de Rose I want more lives in which to love This world so full of beauty, I want more days to use the ways I know of doing duty; I ask no greater joy than this […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. At the Window. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) At the Window Every morning, as I walk down From my dreary lodgings, toward the town, I see at a window, near the street, The face of a woman, fair and sweet, With soft brown eyes and chestnut hair, And red lips, warm […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Sestina. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Sestina I wandered o’er the vast green plains of youth, And searched for Pleasure. On a distant height Fame’s silhouette stood sharp against the skies. Beyond vast crowds that thronged a broad highway I caught the glimmer of a golden goal, […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Carlos. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Carlos Last night I knelt low at my lady’s feet. One soft, caressing hand played with my hair, And one I kissed and fondled. Kneeling there, I deemed my meed of happiness complete. She was so fair, so full […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Possession. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Possession That which we had we still possess, Though leaves may drop and stars may fall; No circumstance can make it less Or take it from us, all in all. That which is lost we did not own; […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Progress. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Progress Let there be many windows to your soul, That all the glory of the universe May beautify it. Not the narrow pane Of one poor creed can catch the radiant rays That shine from countless sources. Tear […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. My Vision. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) My Vision Wherever my feet may wander Wherever I chance to be, There comes, with the coming of even’ time A vision sweet to me. I see my mother sitting In the old familiar place, And […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Little Queen. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Little Queen Do you remember the name I wore – The old pet-name of Little Queen – In the dear, dead days that are no more, The happiest days of our lives, I ween? For we loved with that passionate […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Here and Now. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Here and Now Here, in the heart of the world, Here, in the noise and the din, Here, where our spirits were hurled To battle with sorrow and sin, This is the place and the spot For knowledge of infinite […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Listen!. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Listen! Whoever you are as you read this, Whatever your trouble or grief, I want you to know and to heed this: The day draweth near with relief. No sorrow, no woe is unending, Though heaven seems […]
English Poetry. William Butler Yeats. That the Night Come. Уильям Батлер Йейтс.
William Butler Yeats (Уильям Батлер Йейтс) That the Night Come SHE lived in storm and strife, Her soul had such desire For what proud death may bring That it could not endure The common good of life, But lived as ’twere a king That packed his marriage day […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Cry of the People. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Cry of the People Fire! Fire! Fire! the cry rang out on the night air, The roving winds caught it up, and the very heavens resounded. Louder and louder still, by voices grown hoarse with terror, The cry went up and out […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Kingdom of Love. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Kingdom of Love In the dawn of the day when the sea and the earth Reflected the sunrise above, I set forth with a heart full of courage and mirth To seek for the Kingdom of Love. I asked of a Poet […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. So Long in Coming. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) So Long in Coming When shall I hear the thrushes sing, And see their graceful, round throats swelling? When shall I watch the bluebirds bring The straws and twiglets for their dwelling? When shall I hear among the trees The […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. I Told You. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) I Told You I told you the winter would go, love, I told you the winter would go, That he’d flee in shame when the south wind came, And you smiled when I told you so. You said the […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Fame. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Fame If I should die, to-day, To-morrow, maybe, the world would see Would waken from sleep, and say, ”Why here was talent! why here was worth! Why here was a luminous light o’ the earth. A soul […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Desolation. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Desolation I think that the bitterest sorrow or pain Of love unrequited, or cold death’s woe, Is sweet, compared to that hour when we know That some grand passion is on the wane. When we see that the glory, and […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Your Fate. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Your Fate Everything you long for, Whether good or ill, Shall at length be given If you have the will– If you have the patience And are very still. All is in the silence Waiting to be brought Forth to form and […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Finis. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Finis An idle rhyme of the summer time, Sweet, and solemn, and tender; Fair with the haze of the moon’s pale rays, Bright with the sunset’s splendour. Summer and beauty over the lands - Careless hours of pleasure; […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Beyond. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Beyond It seemeth such a little way to me Across to that strange country – the Beyond; And yet, not strange, for it has grown to be The home of those whom I am so fond, They make it seem familiar and […]