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Labor and the Angel (Poem by Duncan Campbell Scott)

Labor and the Angel By  Duncan Campbell Scott The wind plunges — then stops; And a column of leaves in a whirl, Like a dervish that spins — drops, Wi…

Mowgli's Brothers (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)

Mowgli's Brothers By  Rudyard Kipling Now Chil the Kite brings home the night         That Mang the Bat sets free —  The herds are shut in byre a…

Love (Poem by Emily Dickinson)

Love By  Emily Dickinson Love is anterior to life,     Posterior to death, Initial of creation, and     The exponent of breath. Poem Analysis: Emily …

The Bird of Paradise (Poem by Edwin John Dove Pratt)

The Bird of Paradise By  Edwin John Dove Pratt Answer my riddle, will you? Nay,     Do not toss your head that way,     With such a ruffle of passion…

The Answer (Poem by Frank Oliver Call)

The Answer By  Frank Oliver Call Why do I lie upon the ground And listen to the silver sound Of water flowing from a spring? It sings a song I cannot…

The Moods (Poem by William Butler Yeats)

The Moods By William Butler Yeats Time drops in decay, Like a candle burnt out, And the mountains and woods Have their day, have their da…

Infantile Influence (Poem by Victor Hugo)

Infantile Influence By Victor Hugo The child comes toddling in, and young and old With smiling eyes its smiling eyes behold, And artless, …

Feuilles d'Automne (Poem by Duncan Campbell Scott)

Feuilles d'Automne By  Duncan Campbell Scott Gather the leaves from the forest     And blow them over the world, The wind of winter follows     T…

The Self-Seeker (Poem by Robert Lee Frost)

The Self-Seeker By  Robert Lee Frost "Willis, I didn't want you here to-day: The lawyer's coming for the company. I'm going to sell …
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