The storm lashes us,

The storm lashes us, out of the confusion of grey and yellow the hail of splinters whips forth the childlike cries of the wounded, and in the night shattered life groans painfully into silence. Our hands are earth, our bodies clay and our eyes pools of rain. We do not know whether we are still … Read more

I know I am

I know I am but summer to your heart, And not the full four seasons of the year; And you must welcome from another part Such noble moods as are not mine, my dear. No gracious weight of golden fruits to sell Have I, nor any wise and wintry thing; And I have loved you … Read more

God said,–\\\”Let there be

God said,–\”Let there be light!\” Grim darkness felt His might, And fled away; Then startled seas and mountains cold Shone forth, all bright in blue and gold, And cried–\”‘Tis day! ’tis day!\” \”Hail, holy light!\” exclaim’d The thunderous cloud that flam’d O’er daisies white; And lo! the rose, in crimson dress’d, Lean’d sweetly on the … Read more

Men They hail you

Men They hail you as their morning star Because you are the way you are. If you return the sentiment, They’ll try to make you different; And once they have you, safe and sound, They want to change you all around. Your moods and ways they put a curse on; They’d make of you another … Read more