English Poetry. Elinor Wylie. Epitaph. Элинор Уайли.
Elinor Wylie (Элинор Уайли) Epitaph For this she starred her eyes with salt And scooped her temples thin, Until her face shone pure of fault From the forehead to the chin. In coldest crucibles of pain Her shrinking flesh was fired And smoothed into a finer grain […]
English Poetry. Rudyard Kipling. Verses on Games. To “An Almanack of Twelve Sports” by W. Nicholson, 1898. Редьярд Киплинг. Стихи о спортивных играх для «Альманаха двенадцати видов спорта» У. Ни-кольсона, 1898 г.
Rudyard Kipling (Редьярд Киплинг) Verses on Games. To “An Almanack of Twelve Sports” by W. Nicholson, 1898 HERE is a horse to tame Here is a gun to handle God knows you can enter the game If you’ll only pay for the same, And the price of the […]
English Poetry. Archibald Lampman. In May. Арчибальд Лемпман.
Archibald Lampman (Арчибальд Лемпман) In May Grief was my master yesternight; To-morrow I may grieve again; But now along the windy plain The clouds have taken flight. The sowers in the furrows go; The lusty river brimmeth on; The curtains from the hills are gone; The leaves […]
English Poetry. Archibald Lampman. The Meadow. Арчибальд Лемпман.
Archibald Lampman (Арчибальд Лемпман) The Meadow Here when the cloudless April days begin, And the quaint crows flock thicker day by day, Filling the forests with a pleasant din, And the soiled snow creeps secretly away, Comes the small busy sparrow, primed with glee, First preacher in the […]
English Poetry. Archibald Lampman. Favorites of Pan. Арчибальд Лемпман.
Archibald Lampman (Арчибальд Лемпман) Favorites of Pan Once, long ago, before the gods Had left this earth, by stream and forest glade, Where the first plough upturned the clinging sods, Or the lost shepherd strayed, Often to the tired listener’s ear There came at noonday or beneath […]
English Poetry. Eva Gore-Booth. The Incarnate. Эва Гор-Бут.
Eva Gore-Booth (Эва Гор-Бут) The Incarnate Deep in the soul there throbs the secret pain Of one homesick for dear familiar things, When Spring winds rock the waves of sunlit rain And on the grass there falls the shadow of wings. How should one bend one’s dreams […]
English Poetry. Arthur William Symons. Emmy. Артур Саймонс (Симонс).
Arthur William Symons (Артур Саймонс (Симонс)) Emmy Emmy’s exquisite youth and her virginal air, Eyes and teeth in the flash of a musical smile, Come to me out of the past, and I see her there As I saw her once for a while. Emmy’s laughter rings […]
English Poetry. Percy Bysshe Shelley. Stanzas. Перси Биши Шелли. Стансы
Percy Bysshe Shelley (Перси Биши Шелли) Stanzas Away! the moor is dark beneath the moon, Rapid clouds have drank the last pale beam of even: Away! the gathering winds will call the darkness soon, And profoundest midnight shroud the serene lights of heaven. Pause not! The time […]
English Poetry. Marriott Edgar. The Fair Rosamond. Мариотт Эдгар.
Marriott Edgar (Мариотт Эдгар) The Fair Rosamond You’ve heard of King Henry II And the story of how he got fond Of one of his customer’s daughters, A lass called the “Fair Rosamond.” ‘Twere a lovely romance while it lasted, The course of true love ran serene, […]
English Poetry. Marriott Edgar. Up’ards. Мариотт Эдгар.
Marriott Edgar (Мариотт Эдгар) Up’ards ‘Twere getting dusk, one winter’s night, When up the clough there came in sight, A lad who carried through the snow, A banner with this ‘ere motto… ‘Uppards’ His face was glum as he did pass, His eyes were shiny… just like […]
English Poetry. James Weldon Johnson. Down by the Carib Sea. 5. The Dancing Girl. Джеймс Уэлдон Джонсон.
James Weldon Johnson (Джеймс Уэлдон Джонсон) Down by the Carib Sea. 5. The Dancing Girl Do you know what it is to dance? Perhaps, you do know, in a fashion; But by dancing I mean, Not what’s generally seen, But dancing of fire and passion, Of fire and […]
English Poetry. James Weldon Johnson. Down by the Carib Sea. 1. Sunrise in the Tropics. Джеймс Уэлдон Джонсон.
James Weldon Johnson (Джеймс Уэлдон Джонсон) Down by the Carib Sea. 1. Sunrise in the Tropics Sol, Sol, mighty lord of the tropic zone, Here I wait with the trembling stars To see thee once more take thy throne. There the patient palm tree watching Waits to […]
English Poetry. James Weldon Johnson. The Suicide. Джеймс Уэлдон Джонсон.
James Weldon Johnson (Джеймс Уэлдон Джонсон) The Suicide For fifty years, Cruel, insatiable Old World, You have punched me over the heart Till you made me cough blood. The few paltry things I gathered You snatched out of my hands. You have knocked the cup from my thirsty […]
English Poetry. James Weldon Johnson. Girl of Fifteen. Джеймс Уэлдон Джонсон.
James Weldon Johnson (Джеймс Уэлдон Джонсон) Girl of Fifteen Girl of fifteen, I see you each morning from my window As you pass on your way to school. I do more than see, I watch you. I furtively draw the curtain aside. And my heart leaps through my […]
English Poetry. Edgar Albert Guest. Yesterday. Эдгар Альберт Гест.
Edgar Albert Guest (Эдгар Альберт Гест) Yesterday I’ve trod the links with many a man, And played him club for club; ’Tis scarce a year since I began And I am still a dub. But this I’ve noticed as we strayed Along the bunkered way, No one with […]
English Poetry. Edgar Albert Guest. Thanksgiving. Эдгар Альберт Гест.
Edgar Albert Guest (Эдгар Альберт Гест) Thanksgiving Gettin’ together to smile an’ rejoice, An’ eatin’ an’ laughin’ with folks of your choice; An’ kissin’ the girls an’ declarin’ that they Are growin’ more beautiful day after day; Chattin’ an’ braggin’ a bit with the men, Buildin’ the old […]
English Poetry. Edgar Albert Guest. On Quitting. Эдгар Альберт Гест.
Edgar Albert Guest (Эдгар Альберт Гест) On Quitting How much grit do you think you’ve got? Can you quit a thing that you like a lot? You may talk of pluck; it’s an easy word, And where’er you go it is often heard; But can you tell to […]
English Poetry. Edgar Albert Guest. The Lay for the Troubled Golfer. Эдгар Альберт Гест.
Edgar Albert Guest (Эдгар Альберт Гест) The Lay for the Troubled Golfer His eye was wild and his face was taut with anger and hate and rage, And the things he muttered were much too strong for the ink of the printed page. I found him there when […]
English Poetry. James Elroy Flecker. Stillness. Джеймс Элрой Флеккер.
James Elroy Flecker (Джеймс Элрой Флеккер) Stillness When the words rustle no more, And the last work’s done, When the bolt lies deep in the door, And Fire, our Sun, Falls on the dark-laned meadows of the floor; When from the clock’s last time to the next […]
English Poetry. Edgar Albert Guest. Home (It takes a heap o’ livin’ in a house t’ make it home). Эдгар Альберт Гест.
Edgar Albert Guest (Эдгар Альберт Гест) Home (It takes a heap o’ livin’ in a house t’ make it home) It takes a heap o’ livin’ in a house t’ make it home, A heap o’ sun an’ shadder, an’ ye sometimes have t’ roam Afore ye really […]
English Poetry. Walter Savage Landor. Proud Word You Never Spoke, But You Will Speak. Уолтер Сэвидж Лэндор.
Walter Savage Landor (Уолтер Сэвидж Лэндор) * * * Proud word you never spoke, but you will speak Four not exempt from pride some future day. Resting on one white hand a warm wet cheek Over my open volume you will say, ‘This man loved me!’ then rise […]
English Poetry. Walter Savage Landor. Tell Me Not Things Past All Belief. Уолтер Сэвидж Лэндор.
Walter Savage Landor (Уолтер Сэвидж Лэндор) * * * Tell me not things past all belief; One truth in you I prove; The flame of anger, bright and brief, Sharpens the barb of Love. Walter Savage Landor’s other poems: Ternissa! You Are Fled! To Barry Cornwall The Gates […]
English Poetry. Walter Savage Landor. Here, Ever Since You Went Abroad. Уолтер Сэвидж Лэндор.
Walter Savage Landor (Уолтер Сэвидж Лэндор) * * * Here, ever since you went abroad, If there be change, no change I see, I only walk our wonted road, The road is only walkt by me. Yes; I forgot; a change there is; Was it of _that_ […]
English Poetry. Edmund Clarence Stedman. The Ballad of Lager Bier. Эдмунд Кларенс Стедман.
Edmund Clarence Stedman (Эдмунд Кларенс Стедман) The Ballad of Lager Bier In fallow college days, Tom Harland, We both have known the ways of Yale, And talked of many a nigh and far land, O’er many a famous tap of ale. There still they sing their Gaudeamus, And […]
English Poetry. Edmund Clarence Stedman. Bohemia. Эдмунд Кларенс Стедман.
Edmund Clarence Stedman (Эдмунд Кларенс Стедман) Bohemia A PILGRIMAGE I When buttercups are blossoming, The poets sang, ’tis best to wed: So all for love we paired in Spring— Blanche and I—ere youth had sped, For Autumn’s wealth brings Autumn’s wane. Sworn fealty to royal […]
English Poetry. Edmund Clarence Stedman. Fuit Ilium. Эдмунд Кларенс Стедман.
Edmund Clarence Stedman (Эдмунд Кларенс Стедман) Fuit Ilium One by one they died,— Last of all their race; Nothing left but pride, Lace, and buckled hose. Their quietus made, On their dwelling-place Ruthless hands are laid: Down the old house goes! See the ancient manse Meet its […]
English Poetry. Edward Rowland Sill. A Prayer. Эдвард Роулэнд Силл.
Edward Rowland Sill (Эдвард Роулэнд Силл) A Prayer O GOD, our Father, if we had but truth! Lost truth—which thou perchance Didst let man lose, lest all his wayward youth He waste in song and dance; That he might gain, in searching, mightier powers For manlier use […]
English Poetry. Edward Rowland Sill. A Bird’s Song. Эдвард Роулэнд Силл.
Edward Rowland Sill (Эдвард Роулэнд Силл) A Bird’s Song THE shadow of a bird On the shadow of a bough; Sweet and clear his song is heard, “Seek me now—I seek thee now.” The bird swings out of reach in the swaying tree, But his shadow on the […]
English Poetry. Edward Rowland Sill. Moods. Эдвард Роулэнд Силл.
Edward Rowland Sill (Эдвард Роулэнд Силл) Moods DAWN has blossomed: the sun is nigh: Pearl and rose in the wimpled sky, Rose and pearl on a brightening blue: (She is true, and she is true!) The noonday lies all warm and still And calm, and over sleeping […]
English Poetry. Robert Southey. To the Chapel Bell. Роберт Саути.
Robert Southey (Роберт Саути) To the Chapel Bell “Lo I, the man who erst the Muse did ask Her deepest notes to swell the Patriot’s meeds, Am now enforst a far unfitter task For cap and gown to leave my minstrel weeds,” For yon dull noise that tinkles […]
English Poetry. Paul Hamilton Hayne. A New Philosophy; or, Star Showers Explained. Пол Гамильтон Хейн.
Paul Hamilton Hayne (Пол Гамильтон Хейн) A New Philosophy; or, Star Showers Explained ONE luminous night in winter, All crystal clear and still, A band of wondering children Were grouped by the window sill. The window looked out northward, Where through the tranquil hours The stars kept […]
English Poetry. Henry Newbolt. The Vigil. Генри Ньюболт.
Henry Newbolt (Генри Ньюболт) The Vigil England! where the sacred flame Burns before the inmost shrine, Where the lips that love thy name Consecrate their hopes and thine, Where the banners of thy dead Weave their shadows overhead, Watch beside thine arms to-night, Pray that God defend the […]
English Poetry. Henry Newbolt. The Non-Combatant. Генри Ньюболт.
Henry Newbolt (Генри Ньюболт) The Non-Combatant Among a race high-handed, strong of heart, Sea-rovers, conquerors, builders in the waste, He had his birth; a nature too complete, Eager and doubtful, no man’s soldier sworn And no man’s chosen captain; born to fail, A name without an echo: yet […]
English Poetry. Henry Newbolt. Ionicus. Генри Ньюболт.
Henry Newbolt (Генри Ньюболт) Ionicus With failing feet and shoulders bowed Beneath the weight of happier days, He lagged among the heedless crowd, Or crept along suburban ways. But still through all his heart was young, His mood a joy that nought could mar, A courage, a pride, […]
English Poetry. Henry Newbolt. The Gay Gordons. Генри Ньюболт.
Henry Newbolt (Генри Ньюболт) The Gay Gordons (Dargai, October 20, 1897) Whos for the Gathering, who’s for the Fair? (Gay goes the Gordon to a fight) The bravest of the brave are at deadlock there, (Highlanders! march! by the right!) There are bullets by the hundred buzzing […]
English Poetry. Dinah Maria Craik. To a Beautiful Woman. Дина Мария Крейк.
Dinah Maria Craik (Дина Мария Крейк) To a Beautiful Woman SURELY, dame Nature made you in some dream Of old-world women–Chriemhild, or bright Aslauga, or Boadicea fierce and fair, Or Berengaria as she rose, her lips Yet ruddy from the poison that anoints Her memory still, the queen […]
English Poetry. Dinah Maria Craik. Labor Is Prayer. Дина Мария Крейк.
Dinah Maria Craik (Дина Мария Крейк) Labor Is Prayer LABORARE est orare: We, black-visaged sons of toil, From the coal-mine and the anvil And the delving of the soil,– From the loom, the wharf, the warehouse, And the ever-whirling mill, Out of grim and hungry silence Raise a […]
English Poetry. Dinah Maria Craik. Plighted. Дина Мария Крейк.
Dinah Maria Craik (Дина Мария Крейк) Plighted Mine to the core of the heart, my beauty! Mine, all mine, and for love, not duty: Love given willingly, full and free, Love for love’s sake, – as mine to thee. Duty’s a slave that keeps the keys, But Love, […]
English Poetry. Dinah Maria Craik. Westward Ho!. Дина Мария Крейк.
Dinah Maria Craik (Дина Мария Крейк) Westward Ho! We should not sit us down and sigh, My girl, whose brow a fane appears, Whose steadfast eyes look royally Backwards and forwards o’er the years– The long, long years of conquered time, The possible years unwon, that slope […]
English Poetry. Dinah Maria Craik. A True Hero. Дина Мария Крейк.
Dinah Maria Craik (Дина Мария Крейк) A True Hero JAMES BRAIDWOOD: Died June 22, 1861. NOT at the battle front,–writ of in story; Not on the blazing wreck steering to glory; Not while in martyr-pangs soul and flesh sever, Died he–this Hero new; hero forever. […]