Selection from “The Last Walk in Autumn”
XX.
Better to stem with heart and hand
The roaring tide of life, than lie,…
Better to stem with heart and hand
The roaring tide of life, than lie,…
Life
The Lady’s Yes
“YES!” I answered you last night:
“No!” this morning, sir, I say.
Colors seen by…
“No!” this morning, sir, I say.
Colors seen by…
Who Loves the Rain
Who loves the rain
And loves his home,
And looks on life with quiet eyes,…
And loves his home,
And looks on life with quiet eyes,…
History of a Life
Day dawned;—within a curtained room,
Filled to faintness with perfume,
A lady lay at point…
Filled to faintness with perfume,
A lady lay at point…
I Hear America Singing
I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,
Those of mechanics, each one singing…
Those of mechanics, each one singing…
Life In A Love
Escape me?
Never—
Beloved!
While I am I, and you are you,
So long as…
Never—
Beloved!
While I am I, and you are you,
So long as…
A Loyal Woman’s No
No! is my answer from this cold bleak ridge
Down to your valley: you may…
Down to your valley: you may…
The Collar
I Struck the board, and cry’d, No more.
I will abroad.
What? shall I ever…
I will abroad.
What? shall I ever…