Occupation: Poet Birth: March 26, 1859 Death: April 30, 1936
Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrist? And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists? And wherefore is he we….
Stone, steel, dominions pass, Faith too, no wonder; So leave alone the grass That I am under..
The average man, if he meddles with criticism at all, is a conservative critic..
June suns, you cannot store them To warm the winter's cold, The lad that hopes for heaven Shall fill his mouth with mould..
Oh I have been to Ludlow fair, and left my necktie God knows where. And carried half way home, or near, pints and quarts of Ludlow beer..
He would not stay for me, and who can wonder? He would not stay for me to stand and gaze. I shook his hand, and tore my heart in sunder, And went ….
When the journey's over/There'll be time enough to sleep..
You smile upon your friend to-day, To-day his ills are over; You hearken to the lover's say, And happy is the lover. 'Tis late to hearken, late to sm….
The fairies break their dances And leave the printed lawn..
Poems very seldom consist of poetry and nothing else; and pleasure can be derived also from their other ingredients. I am convinced that most readers….
But men at whiles are sober And think by fits and starts. And if they think, they fasten Their hands upon their hearts.
Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure..
All knots that lovers tie Are tied to sever. Here shall your sweetheart lie, Untrue for ever..
Do not ever read books about versification: no poet ever learnt it that way. If you are going to be a poet, it will come to you naturally and you wil….
Nature, not content with denying him the ability to think, has endowed him with the ability to write..
And silence sounds no worse than cheers After earth has stopped the ears..