The Necessitarian (Poem by Rudyard Kipling) The Necessitarian By Rudyard Kipling I know not in Whose hands are laid To empty upon earth From unsuspected ambuscade The very Urns of Mirt…
The Nursing Sister (Poem by Rudyard Kipling) The Nursing Sister (Maternity Hospital) By Rudyard Kipling Our sister sayeth such and such. And we must bow to her behests; Our sister toileth overm…
Angutivaun Taina (Poem by Rudyard Kipling) Angutivaun Taina Song of the Returning Hunter (Esquimaux) By Rudyard Kipling Our gloves are stiff with the frozen blood, Our furs with the drift…
The Song of Wandering Aengus (Poem by William Butler Yeats) The Song of Wandering Aengus By William Butler Yeats I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a h…
Summer (Poem by Duncan Campbell Scott) Summer (Song) By Duncan Campbell Scott Sing me a song of the summer time, Of the sorrel red and the ruby clover, Where the garrulous bobolinks lilt …
The Exile's Desire (Poem by Victor Hugo) The Exile's Desire By Victor Hugo Would I could see you, native land, Where lilacs and the almond stand Behind fields flowering to the strand — …
The Dedication to A Book (Poem by William Butler Yeats) The Dedication to A Book of Stories Selected From the Irish Novelists By William Butler Yeats There was a green branch hung with many a …
Spring (Poem by Duncan Campbell Scott) Spring (Song) By Duncan Campbell Scott Sing me a song of the early spring, Of the yellow light where the clear air cools, Of the lithe willows bourg…
To Chloris (Poem by Robert Burns) To Chloris By Robert Burns ’Tis Friendship’s pledge, my young, fair friend, Nor thou the gift refuse, Nor with unwilling ear attend The mora…
Lying At A Reverend Friend's House On Night (Poem by Robert Burns) Lying at A Reverend Friend's House on Night, the Author Left the Following Verses in the Room Where He Slept By Robert Burns (1) O thou dread Po…
Madness (Poem by Rainer Maria Rilke) Madness By Rainer Maria Rilke She thinks: I am — Have you not seen? Who are you then, Marie? I am a Queen, I am a Queen! To your knee, …
On the Birth of a Posthumous Child (Poem by Robert Burns) On the Birth of a Posthumous Child By Robert Burns Sweet flow’ret, pledge o’ meikle love, And ward o’ mony a pray’r, What heart o’ stane wad tho…
Roger Casement (Poem by William Butler Yeats) Roger Casement By William Butler Yeats After reading ‘The Forged Casement Diaries’ by Dr. Maloney I say that Roger Casement Did what he had to do. H…
Our Street (Poem by C. J. Dennis) Our Street By C. J. Dennis In our street, the main street Running thro' the town, You see a lot of busy folk Going up and down: Bag men …
The Happiest Day (Poem by Edgar Allan Poe) The Happiest Day By Edgar Allan Poe (1) The happiest day — the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and …