Fear Of The Inexplicable (by: Rainer Maria Rilke) But fear of the inexplicable has not alone impoverished the existence of the individual; the relationship between one human being and another has also been cramped by it... continue reading
Flower, The (by: George Herbert (1593 - 1633)) How fresh, O Lord, how sweet and clean Are thy returns! ev'n as the flowers in spring; To which, besides their own demean, The late-past frosts tributes of pleasure bring. continue reading
Future, The (by: Matthew Arnold (1822 - 1888)) A wanderer is man from his birth. He was born in a ship On the breast of the river of Time; Brimming with wonder and joy He spreads out his arms to the light, Rivets his gaze on the banks of the stream. continue reading
God's Light-Houses (by: Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)) When night falls on the earth, the sea From east to west lies twinkling bright With shining beams from beacons high Which flash afar a friendly light. continue reading
Good Night, Sweet Prince (by: Lisa G. Leming) In a garden called Gethsemane A man kneels under the olive trees He puts his face into his hands And sets himself upon his knees continue reading
Hap (by: Thomas Hardy) If but some vengeful god would call to me From up the sky, and laugh: "Thou suffering thing, Know that thy sorrow is my ecstasy, That thy love's loss is my hate's profiting!" continue reading
Harvest Moon (by: Josephine Preston Peabody) Over the twilight field, Over the glimmering field And bleeding furrows, with their sodden yield Of sheaves that still did writhe, After the scythe; continue reading
He Is More Than A Hero (by: Sappho (c.600 BCE)) He is more than a hero he is a god in my eyes-- the man who is allowed to sit beside you -- he continue reading
Hear The Voice (by: William Blake (1757 - 1827)) Hear the voice of the Bard, Who present, past, and future, sees; Whose ears have heard The Holy Word That walk'd among the ancient trees; continue reading
