English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. An Apology for the Bottle Volcanic. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) An Apology for the Bottle Volcanic Sometimes I dip my pen and find the bottle full of fire, The salamanders flying forth I cannot but admire. It’s Etna, or Vesuvius, if those big things were small, And then ’tis but itself again, […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Alchemist’s Petition. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Alchemist’s Petition Thou wilt not sentence to eternal life My soul that prays that it may sleep and sleep Like a white statue dropped into the deep, Covered with sand, covered with chests of gold, And slave-bones, tossed from many a pirate […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. To Buddha. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) To Buddha Awake again in Asia, Lord of Peace, Awake and preach, for her far swordsmen rise. And would they sheathe the sword before you, friend, Or scorn your way, while looking in your eyes? Good comrade and philosopher and prince, Thoughtful […]
English Poetry. Dante Gabriel Rossetti. My Sister’s Sleep. Данте Габриэль Россетти.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Данте Габриэль Россетти) My Sister’s Sleep She fell asleep on Christmas Eve: At length the long-ungranted shade Of weary eyelids overweigh’d The pain nought else might yet relieve. Our mother, who had lean’d all day Over the bed from chime to chime, Then rais’d […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. Titian. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) Titian Would that such hills and cities round us sang, Such vistas of the actual earth and man As kindled Titian when his life began; Would that this latter Greek could put his gold, Wisdom and splendor in our […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Wedding of the Rose and the Lotos. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Wedding of the Rose and the Lotos The wide Pacific waters And the Atlantic meet. With cries of joy they mingle, In tides of love they greet. Above the drowned ages A wind of wooing blows: — […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. What the Rattlesnake Said. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) What the Rattlesnake Said The moon’s a little prairie-dog. He shivers through the night. He sits upon his hill and cries For fear that I will bite. The sun’s a broncho. He’s afraid Like every other thing, And trembles, morning, noon and […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. Michaelangelo. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) Michaelangelo Would I might wake in you the whirl-wind soul Of Michelangelo, who hewed the stone And Night and Day revealed, whose arm alone Could draw the face of God, the titan high Whose genius smote like lightning from […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. My Lady in Her White Silk Shawl. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) * * * My lady in her white silk shawl Is like a lily dim, Within the twilight of the room Enthroned and kind and prim. My lady! Pale gold is her hair. Until she smiles her face Is pale with far […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Fairy Bridal-Hymn. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Fairy Bridal-Hymn [This is the hymn to Eleanor, daughter of Mab and a golden drone, sung by the Locust choir when the fairy child marries her God, the yellow rose] This is a song to the white-armed one Cold in […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. Alone in the Wind, on the Prairie. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) Alone in the Wind, on the Prairie I know a seraph who has golden eyes, And hair of gold, and body like the snow. Here in the wind I dream her unbound hair Is blowing round me, that desire’s sweet glow Has touched […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Flower of Mending. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Flower of Mending (To Eudora, after I had had certain dire adventures) When Dragon-fly would fix his wings, When Snail would patch his house, When moths have marred the overcoat Of tender Mister Mouse, The pretty creatures go with haste To […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Light o’ the Moon. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Light o’ the Moon [How different people and different animals look upon the moon: showing that each creature finds in it his own mood and disposition] The Old Horse in the City The moon’s a peck of corn. It […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. Lincoln. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) Lincoln Would I might rouse the Lincoln in you all, That which is gendered in the wilderness From lonely prairies and God’s tenderness. Imperial soul, star of a weedy stream, Born where the ghosts of buffaloes still dream, […]
English Poetry. Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The House of Life. Sonnet 77. Soul’s Beauty. Данте Габриэль Россетти.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Данте Габриэль Россетти) The House of Life. Sonnet 77. Soul’s Beauty Under the arch of Life, where love and death, Terror and mystery, guard her shrine, I saw Beauty enthroned; and though her gaze struck awe, I drew it in as simply as my breath. […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. Foreign Missions in Battle Array. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) Foreign Missions in Battle Array An endless line of splendor, These troops with heaven for home, With creeds they go from Scotland, With incense go from Rome. These, in the name of Jesus, Against the dark gods stand, […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Broncho That Would Not Be Broken. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Broncho That Would Not Be Broken A little colt — broncho, loaned to the farm To be broken in time without fury or harm, Yet black crows flew past you, shouting alarm, Calling ”Beware,” with lugubrious singing… The butterflies there in the […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. A Net to Snare the Moonlight. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) A Net to Snare the Moonlight [What the Man of Faith said] The dew, the rain and moonlight All prove our Father’s mind. The dew, the rain and moonlight Descend to bless mankind. Come, let us see that […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Tale of the Tiger-Tree. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Tale of the Tiger-Tree A Fantasy, dedicated to the little poet Alice Oliver Henderson, ten years old. The Fantasy shows how tiger-hearts are the cause of war in all ages. It shows how the mammoth forces may be either friends […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. How I Walked Alone in the Jungles of Heaven. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) How I Walked Alone in the Jungles of Heaven Oh, once I walked in Heaven, all alone Upon the sacred cliffs above the sky. God and the angels, and the gleaming saints Had journeyed out into the stars to die. They had […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. Our Guardian Angels and Their Children. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) Our Guardian Angels and Their Children Where a river roars in rapids And doves in maples fret, Where peace has decked the pastures Our guardian angels met. Long they had sought each other In God’s mysterious name, Had climbed the solemn chaos […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. Why I Voted the Socialist Ticket. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) Why I Voted the Socialist Ticket I am unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life’s unkind, but I can vote for kindness. I, the unloving, say life should be lovely. I, that am blind, cry out against my […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. How Samson Bore Away the Gates of Gaza. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) How Samson Bore Away the Gates of Gaza (A Negro Sermon) Once, in a night as black as ink, She drove him out when he would not drink. Round the house there were men in wait Asleep in rows by the Gaza gate. […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Wizard in the Street. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Wizard in the Street [Concerning Edgar Allan Poe] Who now will praise the Wizard in the street With loyal songs, with humors grave and sweet — This Jingle-man, of strolling players born, Whom holy folk have hurried by in […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Proud Farmer. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Proud Farmer [In memory of E. S. Frazee, Rush County, Indiana] Into the acres of the newborn state He poured his strength, and plowed his ancient name, And, when the traders followed him, he stood Towering above their furtive […]
English Poetry. Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Jenny. Данте Габриэль Россетти.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Данте Габриэль Россетти) Jenny Lazy laughing languid Jenny, Fond of a kiss and fond of a guinea, Whose head upon my knee to-night Rests for a while, as if grown light With all our dances and the sound To which the wild tunes spun you […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. Queen Mab in the Village. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) Queen Mab in the Village Once I loved a fairy, Queen Mab it was. Her voice Was like a little Fountain That bids the birds rejoice. Her face was wise and solemn, Her hair was brown and fine. […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. On the Road to Nowhere. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) * * * On the road to nowhere What wild oats did you sow When you left your father’s house With your cheeks aglow? Eyes so strained and eager To see what you might see? Were you […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Drunkard’s Funeral. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Drunkard’s Funeral ”Yes,” said the sister with the little pinched face, The busy little sister with the funny little tract: — ”This is the climax, the grand fifth act. There rides the proud, at the finish of his race. There goes the […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Santa-Fe Trail . Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Santa-Fe Trail A Humoresque I asked the old Negro, ”What is that bird that sings so well?” He answered: ”That is the Rachel-Jane.” ”Hasn’t it another name, lark, or thrush, or the like?” ”No. Jus’ Rachel-Jane.” I. IN WHICH […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. An Argument. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) An Argument I. THE VOICE OF THE MAN IMPATIENT WITH VISIONS AND UTOPIAS We find your soft Utopias as white As new-cut bread, and dull as life in cells, O, scribes who dare forget how wild we are How human breasts adore alarum […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Empty Boats. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Empty Boats Why do I see these empty boats, sailing on airy seas? One haunted me the whole night long, swaying with every breeze, Returning always near the eaves, or by the skylight glass: There it will wait me […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. Who Knows?. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) Who Knows? They say one king is mad. Perhaps. Who knows? They say one king is doddering and grey. They say one king is slack and sick of mind, A puppet for hid strings that twitch and play. Is Europe then to […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Angel and the Clown. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Angel and the Clown I saw wild domes and bowers And smoking incense towers And mad exotic flowers In Illinois. Where ragged ditches ran Now springs of Heaven began Celestial drink for man In Illinois. […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Moon’s the North Wind’s Cooky. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) * * * The Moon’s the North Wind’s cooky. He bites it, day by day, Until there’s but a rim of scraps That crumble all away. The South Wind is a baker. He kneads clouds in his den, And bakes a crisp […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. By the Spring, at Sunset. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) By the Spring, at Sunset Sometimes we remember kisses, Remember the dear heart-leap when they came: Not always, but sometimes we remember The kindness, the dumbness, the good flame Of laughter and farewell. Beside the road Afar from those who said ”Good-by” I […]
English Poetry. Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Adieu. Данте Габриэль Россетти.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Данте Габриэль Россетти) Adieu WAVING whispering trees, What do you say to the breeze And what says the breeze to you? ‘Mid passing souls ill at ease, Moving murmuring trees, Would ye ever wave an Adieu? Tossing turbulent seas, Winds that wrestle with these, Echo […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. Beyond the Moon. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) Beyond the Moon [Written to the Most Beautiful Woman in the World] My Sweetheart is the TRUTH BEYOND THE MOON, And never have I been in love with Woman, Always aspiring to be set in tune With one who is […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Unpardonable Sin. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) The Unpardonable Sin This is the sin against the Holy Ghost: — To speak of bloody power as right divine, And call on God to guard each vile chief’s house, And for such chiefs, turn men to wolves and swine:— To go […]
English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. Two Old Crows. Вэчел Линдсей.
Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей) Two Old Crows Two old crows sat on a fence rail. Two old crows sat on a fence rail, Thinking of effect and cause, Of weeds and flowers, And nature’s laws. One of them muttered, one of them stuttered, One of them stuttered, […]