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FORMAL察 quaint察 precise察 and trim察 You begin your steps
demurely There's a spirit almost prim In the feet that move so surely察
So discreetly察 to the chime Of the music that so sweetly
Marks the time。
But the chords begin to tinkle Quicker察 And
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your feet they flash and flicker Twinkle Flash
and flutter to a tricksy Fickle meter察And you foot it
like a pixie Only fleeter
Now our current察dowdy Things
;Turkey´trots; and rowdy Flings For they
made you overseas In politer times than these察In an age when grace could
please察 Ere St。 Vitus Clutched and shook us察spine
and knees察 Loosed a plague of jerks to smite us
Well察our day is far more brisk And our manner rather slacker察And
you are nothing more than bisque And lacquer
But you shame us with the graces Of courtlier times and places
When the cheap And vulgar wasn't ;art; When the faunal prance and
leap Weren't ;smart。;
Have we lost the trick of wedding Grace to
pleasure拭 Must we clown it at the bidding Of some tawdry察 common
measure拭
Can't you school us in the graces Of your pose and dainty paces拭
Now the chords begin to tinkle Quicker And your
feet they flash and flicker Twinkle And you
mock us as you featly Swing and flutter to the chime Of the music´box
that sweetly Marks the time
LOWER NEW YORKA STORM
WHITE wing'd below the darkling clouds The driven sea´gulls
wheel察The roused sea flings a storm against The towers of stone and
steel。
The very voice of ocean rings Along the shaken street Dusk察
storm察and beauty whelm the world Where sea and city meet
But what care they for flashing wings察 Quick beauty察loud refrain察
These huddled thousands察deaf and blind To all but greed and gain拭
AT SUNSET
THE sun´god stooped from out the sky To kiss the flushing sea察
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While all the winds of all the world Made jovial melody察 The night
came hurrying up to hide The lovers with her tent察 The governed
thunders察rank on rank察 Stood mute with wonderment察The pale worn
moon察a jealous shade察 Peered from the firmament察The early stars察the
curious stars察 Came peering forth to see What mighty nuptials shook
the world With such an ecstasy Whenas the sun´god left the sky To
mingle with the sea。
A CHRISTMAS GIFT
ALACK´A´DAY for poverty What jewels my mind
doth give to thee
Carved agate stone porphyrogene察 Green emerald and beryl green察
Deep sapphine and pale amethyst察Sly opal察cloaking with a mist The levin
of its love elate察Shy brides' pearls察flushed and delicate察Sea´colored lapis
lazuli察Sardonyx and chalcedony察 Enkindling diamond察candid gold察 Red
rubies and red garnets bold此And all their humors should be blent In one
intolerable blaze察 Barbaric察 fierce察 and opulent察 To dazzle him that
dared to gaze
Alack´a´day for poverty此My rhymes are all you get of me Yet察if your
heart receive察behold The worthless words are set in gold。
SILVIA
I STILL remember how she moved Among the rathe察wild blooms she
loved察 。When Spring came tip´toe down the slopes察Atremble 'twixt her
doubts and hopes察Half fearful and all virginal How Silvia sought this
dell to call Her flowers into full festival察 And chid them with this
madrigal此
;The busy spider hangs the brush With filmy gossamers察The frogs
are croaking in the creek察 The sluggish blacksnake stirs察 But still the
ground is bare of bloom Beneath the fragrant firs。
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;Arise察 arise察 O briar rose察 And sleepy violet Awake察 awake察
anemone察 Your wintry dreams forget
For shame察you tardy marigold察 Are you not budded yet拭
;The Swallow's back察and claims the eaves That last year were his
home察The Robin follows where the plow Breaks up the crusted loam察
And Red´wings spies the Thrush and pipes此 'Look Speckle´breast is
come'
;Up察blooms and storm the wooded slopes察 The lowlands and the
plain Blow察jonquil察blow your golden horn Across the ranks of rain
To arms to arms and put to flight The Winter's broken train ─
She paused beside this selfsame rill察And as she ceased察a daffodil Held
up reproachfully his head And fluttered into speech察and said此
;Chide not the flowers You little know Of all their travail 'neath the
snow察
Their struggling hours Of choking sorrow underground。 Chide
not the flowers You little guess of that profound And blind察 dumb
agony of ours Yet察victor here beside the rill察I greet the light that I
have found察 A Daffodil ─
And when the Daffodil was done A boastful Marigold spake on此
;Oh察chide the white frost察if you choose察The heavy clod察so hard to
loose察 The preying powers Of worm and insect underground。 Chide
not the flowers For spite of scathe and cruel wound察 Unconquered by
the sunless hours察 I rise in regal pride察 a bold And golden´hearted察
golden´crowned Marsh Marigold ─
And when she came no more察her creek Would not believe察but bade us
seek
Hither察yon察and to and fro Everywhere that children go When the
Spring Is on the wing And the winds of April blow ;I will never think
her dead察 She will come again ─it said察And then the birds that use the
vale察Broken´hearted察turned the tale Into syllables of song And chirped it
half a summer long此
;Silvia察 Silvia察 Be our Song once more察 Our vale revisit察 Silvia察
And be our Song once more此For joy lies sleeping in the lute察The merry
pipe察 the woodland flute察 And all the pleading reeds are mute That
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breathed to thee of yore。
;Silvia察Silvia察 Be our Moon again察
Shine on our valley察 Silvia察And be our Moon again此The fluffy owl
and nightingale Flit silent through the darkling vale察Or utter only words
of wail From throats all harsh with pain。
;Silvia察 Silvia察 Be Springtime察 as of old察 Come clad in laughter察
Silvia察 Our Springtime察 as of old此The waiting lowlands and the hills
Are tremulous with daffodils Unblown察until thy footstep thrills Their
promise into gold。;
And察musing on her here察I too Must wonder if it can be true She died察
as other mortals do。 The thought would fit her more察to feign That察full
of life and unaware That earth holds aught of grief or stain察 The fairies
stole and hold her where Death enters not察nor strife nor pain察
That察drowsing on some bed of pansies察By Titania's necromancies Her
senses were to slumber lulled察Deeply sunken察steeped and dulled察 And
by wafture of swift pinions She was borne out through earth's portals
To the fairy queen's dominions察To some land of the immortals。
THE EXPLORERS
AND some still cry此 What is the use拭 The service rendered拭
What the gain拭Heroic察yesbut in what cause拭 Have they made less
one earth´borne