Prayer of Columbus
My terminus near,
The clouds already closing in upon me,
The voyage balk’d—the course disputed,…
The clouds already closing in upon me,
The voyage balk’d—the course disputed,…
Hope
A Dream Within A Dream
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let…
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let…
Milton’s Prayer of Patience
I am old and blind!
Men point at me as smitten by God’s frown;
Afflicted…
Men point at me as smitten by God’s frown;
Afflicted…
The Hope Of My Heart
“Delicta juventutis et ignorantius ejus, quoesumus ne memineris, Domine.”
I left, to earth, a little…
“I, too, sing America”
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in…
They send me to eat in…
The Great Adventure
The travel birds which journey in the spring
Lust after pleasures of awakened sight;
They…
Lust after pleasures of awakened sight;
They…
A Dream Lies Dead
A dream lies dead here. May you softly go
Before this place, and turn away…
Before this place, and turn away…
The Good Man in Hell
If a good man were ever housed in Hell
By needful error of the qualities,…
By needful error of the qualities,…
Never Despair
“These lines were sent to me by William Smith O’Brien, the evening of Monday, October…