Poetry

No Man’s Land By  Gilbert Parker Oh, we have been a-maying, dear, beyond the city gates,     The little city set upon a hill; And we have seen the jo…

Rosleen By  Gilbert Parker She’s the darlin’ of the parish, she’s the pride of Inniskillen; ‘Twould make your heart lep up to see her trippin’ down t…

Athenian By  Gilbert Parker Your voice I knew, its cadences and thrill; It stilled the tumult and the overthrow When Athens trembled to the people’s …

Suzon By  Gilbert Parker O mealman white, give me your daughter, Oh, give her to me, your sweet Suzon! O mealman dear, you can do no better, For I ha…

At Sea By  Gilbert Parker Through the round window above, the deep palpable blue,     The wan bright moon, and the sweet stinging breath of the sea; …

Annunciation By  Gilbert Parker I think in that far time when Gabriel came And gave short speech to Mary sweet and wise, That when the faint fear fad…

O Flower of All the World By  Gilbert Parker O flower of all the world, O flower of all, The garden where thou dwellest is so fair, Thou art so goodl…

‘Tis Morning Now By  Gilbert Parker ‘Tis morning now, and dreams and fears are gone, And sleep has calmed the fever in my veins, And I am strong to d…

Dolly By  Gilbert Parker King Rufus he did hunt the deer, With a hey ho, come and kiss me, Dolly! It was the spring-time of the year —  Hey ho, Dolly…

The Lily Flower By  Gilbert Parker Oh, love, it is a lily flower, (Sing, my captain, sing, my lady!) The sword shall cleave it, Life shall leave it —…

Close Up By  Gilbert Parker You heard the bugles calling, comrades, brothers, —  “Close up! Close up!”  You mounted to go forth, You answered “We are…

Eyes Like the Sea By  Gilbert Parker Eyes like the sea, look up, the beacons brighten,     Home comes the sailor, home across the tide! Back drifts t…

Under the Cliff By  Gilbert Parker The sands and the sea, and the white gulls fleeting,     The mist on the island, the cloud on the hill; The song i…

The Bridge of the Hundred Spans By  Gilbert Parker It was the time that the Long Divide Blooms and glows like an hour-old bride; It was the days when…