Edwin John Dove Pratt

Magnolia Blossoms (Poem by Edwin John Dove Pratt)

Magnolia Blossoms (1) By  Edwin John Dove Pratt The year's processionals mocked her as they streamed     Across the earth with proud, unsullied g…

The Passing of Jerry Moore (Poem by Edwin John Dove Pratt)

The Passing of Jerry Moore (Juniper Hall answers the critics) By  Edwin John Dove Pratt Did Jerry get through the gates of gold,     To join the whit…

Ode to December (Poem by Edwin John Dove Pratt)

Ode to December 1917 By  Edwin John Dove Pratt Was ever night so wild as this — this bleak December night!     Veiled in the sombre shroud that sepul…

The Secret of the Sea (Poem by Edwin John Dove Pratt)

The Secret of the Sea By  Edwin John Dove Pratt Tell me thy secret, O Sea,     The mystery sealed in thy breast; Come, breathe it in whispers to me, …

In Absentia (Poem by Edwin John Dove Pratt)

In Absentia By  Edwin John Dove Pratt Erect and motionless he stood,     His face a hieroglyph of stone, Stopped was his pulse, chilled was his blood…

Later (Poem by Edwin John Dove Pratt)

Later By  Edwin John Dove Pratt Was that a cry you say you heard?     Where? No. The winds would drown it quite.     No sound would reach the shore t…
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