English Poetry. William Butler Yeats. A Faery Song. Уильям Батлер Йейтс.
William Butler Yeats (Уильям Батлер Йейтс) A Faery Song Sung by the people of Faery over Diarmuid and Grania, in their bridal sleep under a Cromlech. WE who are old, old and gay, O so old! Thousands of years, thousands of years, If all were told: Give […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Only Dreams. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Only Dreams A maiden sat in teh sunset glow Of the shadowy, beautiful Long Ago, That we see through a mist of tears. She sat and dreamed, with lips apart, With thoughtful eyes and a beating heart, Of the […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. In Faith. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) In Faith When the soft sweet wind o’ the south went by, I dwelt in the light of a dark brown eye; And out where the robin sang his song, We lived and loved, while the days were long. […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Christmas Fancies. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Christmas Fancies When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow, We hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago. And etched on vacant places, Are half forgotten faces Of friends we used to cherish, and loves we […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Communism. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Communism When my blood flows calm as a purling river, When my heart is asleep and my brain has sway, It is then that I vow we must part for ever, That I will forget you, and put you […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Momus, God of Laughter. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Momus, God of Laughter Though with gods the world is cumbered, Gods unnamed, and gods unnumbered, Never god was known to be Who had not his devotee. So I dedicate to mine, Here in verse, my temple-shrine. ‘Tis not […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Life (All in the dark we grope along). Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Life (All in the dark we grope along) All in the dark we grope along, And if we go amiss We learn at least which path is wrong, And there is gain in this. We do not always win […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Ambition’s Trail. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Ambition’s Trail If all the end of this continuous striving Were simply to attain, How poor would seem the planning and contriving The endless urging and the hurried driving Of body, heart and brain! But ever in the wake of true […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Moon and Sea. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Moon and Sea You are the moon, dear love, and I the sea: The tide of hope swells high within my breast, And hides the rough dark rocks of life’s unrest When your fond eyes smile near in perigee. But when […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Answered Prayers. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Answered Prayers I prayed for riches, and achieved success; All that I touched turned into gold. Alas! My cares were greater and my peace was less, When that wish came to pass. I prayed for glory, and I heard my name […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A March Snow. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) A March Snow Let the old snow be covered with the new: The trampled snow, so soiled, and stained, and sodden. Let it be hidden wholly from our view By pure white flakes, all trackless and untrodden. When Winter dies, low at […]
English Poetry. William Butler Yeats. A Bronze Head. Уильям Батлер Йейтс.
William Butler Yeats (Уильям Батлер Йейтс) A Bronze Head HERE at right of the entrance this bronze head, Human, superhuman, a bird’s round eye, Everything else withered and mummy-dead. What great tomb-haunter sweeps the distant sky (Something may linger there though all else die;) And finds there nothing […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. As You Go Through Life. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) As You Go Through Life Don’t look for the flaws as you go through life; And even when you find them, It is wise and kind to be somewhat blind And look for the virtue behind them. For the cloudiest night has […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. All That Love Asks. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) All That Love Asks All that I ask, ’says Love, ’is just to stand And gaze, unchided, deep in thy dear eyes; For in their depths lies largest Paradise. Yet, if perchance one pressure of thy hand Be granted me, then joy […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Are You Loving Enough?. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Are You Loving Enough? Are you loving enough? There is some one dear, Some one you hold as the dearest of all In the holiest shrine of your heart. Are you making it known? Is the truth of it clear To the one […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Attraction. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Attraction The meadow and the mountain with desire Gazed on each other, till a fierce unrest Surged ‘neath the meadow’s seemingly calm breast, And all the mountain’s fissures ran with fire. A mighty river rolled between them there. What could the […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Reunited. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Reunited Let us begin, dear love, where we left off; Tie up the broken threads of that old dream; And go on happy as before; and seem Lovers again, though all the world may scoff. Let us forget the […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. One of Us Two. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) One of Us Two The day will dawn when one of us shall hearken In vain to hear a voice that has grown dumb. And morns will fade, noons pale, and shadows darken, While sad eyes watch for feet that never come. […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A Maiden’s Secret. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) A Maiden’s Secret I have written this day down in my heart As the sweetest day in the season; From all of the others I’ve set it apart— But I will not tell you the reason, That is my secret—I must not […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Preaching vs. Practice. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Preaching vs. Practice It is easy to sit in the sunshine And talk to the man in the shade; It is easy to float in a well-trimmed boat, And point out the places to wade. But once we pass into […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. After the Engagement. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) After the Engagement Well, Mabel, ’tis over and ended— The ball I wrote was to be; And oh! it was perfectly splendid— If you could have been here to see. I’ve a thousand things to write you That I know you are […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A Woman’s Love. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) A Woman’s Love So vast the tide of Love within me surging, It overflows like some stupendous sea, The confines of the Present and To-be; And ’gainst the Past’s high wall I feel it urging, As it would cry ”Thou too shalt […]
English Poetry. William Butler Yeats. A Dialogue of Self and Soul. Уильям Батлер Йейтс.
William Butler Yeats (Уильям Батлер Йейтс) A Dialogue of Self and Soul I My Soul. I summon to the winding ancient stair; Set all your mind upon the steep ascent, Upon the broken, crumbling battlement, Upon the breathless starlit air, “Upon the star that marks the hidden […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. I’m Sorry. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) I’m Sorry There is much that makes me sorry as I journey down earth’s way, And I seem to see more pathos in poor human lives each day. I’m sorry for the strong, brave men who shield the weak from harm, But who […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Searching. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Searching These quiet Autumn days, My soul, like Noah’s dove, on airy wings Goes out and searches for the hidden things Beyond the hills of haze. With mournful, pleading cries, Above the waters of the voiceless sea That laps […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Friendship after Love. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Friendship after Love After the fierce midsummer all ablaze Has burned itself to ashes, and expires In the intensity of its own fires, There come the mellow, mild, St. Martin days Crowned with the calm of peace, but sad with haze. So […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A Fallen Leaf. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) A Fallen Leaf A trusting little leaf of green, A bold audacious frost; A rendezvous, a kiss or two, And youth for ever lost. Ah, me! The bitter, bitter cost. A flaunting patch of vivid red, That quivers in the sun; […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Individuality. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Individuality Ah yes, I love you, and with all my heart; Just as a weaker woman loves her own, Better than I love my beloved art, Which, until you came, reigned royally, alone, My king, my master. Since […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Father. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Father He never made a fortune, or a noise In the world where men are seeking after fame; But he had a healthy brood of girls and boys Who loved the very ground on which he trod. They thought him just […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. In the Garden. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) In the Garden One moment alone in the garden, Under the August skies; The moon had gone but the stars shone on, - Shone like your beautiful eyes. Away from the glitter and gaslight, Alone in the garden there, […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A Baby in the House. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) A Baby in the House I knew that a baby was hid in that house, Though I saw no cradle and heard no cry; But the husband was tip-toeing ’round like a mouse, And the good wife was humming a soft lullaby; And […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Mother’s Loss. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Mother’s Loss If I could clasp my little babe Upon my breast to-night, I would not mind the blowing wind That shrieketh in affright. Oh, my lost babe! my little babe, My babe with dreamful eyes; Thy bed is […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Delilah. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Delilah In the midnight of darkness and terror, When I would grope nearer to God, With my back to a record of error And the highway of sin I have trod, There comes to me shapes I would banish – […]
English Poetry. Jean Ingelow. A Mother Showing the Portrait of Her Child. Джин Инджелоу.
Jean Ingelow (Джин Инджелоу) A Mother Showing the Portrait of Her Child Living child or pictured cherub Ne’er o’ermatched its baby grace; And the mother, moving nearer, Looked it calmly in the face; Then with slight and quiet gesture, And with lips that scarcely smiled, Said—’A Portrait of […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Spur. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Spur I asked the rock beside the road what joy existence lent. It answered, ‘For a million years my heart has been content.’ I asked the truffle-seeking swine, as rooting by he went, ‘What is the keynote of your life?’ He […]
English Poetry. Amy Lowell. Teatro Bambino. Dublin, N. H.. Эми Лоуэлл.
Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) Teatro Bambino. Dublin, N. H. How still it is! Sunshine itself here falls In quiet shafts of light through the high trees Which, arching, make a roof above the walls Changing from sun to shadow as each breeze Lingers a moment, charmed by the […]
English Poetry. Amy Lowell. The Basket. Эми Лоуэлл.
Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) The Basket I The inkstand is full of ink, and the paper lies white and unspotted, in the round of light thrown by a candle. Puffs of darkness sweep into the corners, and keep rolling through the room behind his chair. The air […]
English Poetry. Amy Lowell. The Paper Windmill. Эми Лоуэлл.
Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) The Paper Windmill The little boy pressed his face against the window-pane and looked out at the bright sunshiny morning. The cobble-stones of the square glistened like mica. In the trees, a breeze danced and pranced, and shook drops of sunlight like falling golden […]
English Poetry. Amy Lowell. In a Castle. Эми Лоуэлл.
Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) In a Castle I Over the yawning chimney hangs the fog. Drip — hiss — drip — hiss – fall the raindrops on the oaken log which burns, and steams, and smokes the ceiling beams. Drip — hiss — the rain never stops. […]
English Poetry. Amy Lowell. Spring Day. Эми Лоуэлл.
Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) Spring Day Bath The day is fresh-washed and fair, and there is a smell of tulips and narcissus in the air. The sunshine pours in at the bath-room window and bores through the water in the bath-tub in lathes and planes of greenish-white. It […]