Theme · 334 poems
Poems About Death
Poets have stared down mortality longer than philosophy has. These poems range from defiance to acceptance to strange comfort — many are read at services; all are read in private.
Poetry's range on this subject is its glory: Donne tells Death to its face that it shall die; Dylan Thomas rages against the dying of the light; Christina Rossetti's 'Remember' quietly gives the living permission to forget and be happy. No other body of writing holds defiance, acceptance, and consolation so close together — sometimes inside one poem.
If you're choosing a poem for a service, match it to the person rather than the occasion: defiant lines for the fighter, calm Tennyson for the sailor home from sea. Length matters too — a dozen slow lines land harder than forty rushed ones, and the most-loved funeral poems are all short enough to read steadily through.
Narrow it downGrief
LengthForm
Remember
Christina Rossetti · 1862
Remember me when I am gone away,Gone far away into the silent land;When you can no more hold me by the hand,
14 lines · sonnet
Death, Be Not Proud (Holy Sonnet 10)
John Donne · 1633
Death, be not proud, though some have callèd theeMighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow
14 lines · sonnet
In Flanders Fields
John McCrae · 1915
In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the sky
15 lines · rondeau
I heard a Fly buzz — when I died
Emily Dickinson · 1896
I HEARD a fly buzz when I died;The stillness round my formWas like the stillness in the air
16 lines · lyric
Crossing the Bar
Alfred, Lord Tennyson · 1889
Sunset and evening star,And one clear call for me!And may there be no moaning of the bar,
17 lines · lyric
Because I could not stop for Death
Emily Dickinson · 1890
Because I could not stop for Death,He kindly stopped for me;The carriage held but just ourselves
20 lines · lyric
O Captain! My Captain!
Walt Whitman · 1865
O Captain! my Captain ! our fearful trip is done,The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won,The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
24 lines · elegy
To an Athlete Dying Young
A. E. Housman · 1896
The time you won your town the raceWe chaired you through the market-place;Man and boy stood cheering by,
28 lines · elegy
Dulce et Decorum Est
Wilfred Owen · 1920
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
28 lines · lyric
Annabel Lee
Edgar Allan Poe · 1849
It was many and many a year ago,In a kingdom by the sea,That a maiden there lived whom you may know
41 lines · ballad
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Alfred, Lord Tennyson · 1854
Half a league, half a league,Half a league onward,All in the valley of Death
55 lines · narrative
Ode to a Nightingale
John Keats · 1819
My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness painsMy sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk,Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains
80 lines · ode
Thanatopsis
William Cullen Bryant · 1817
To him who in the love of Nature holdsCommunion with her visible forms, she speaksA various language; for his gayer hours
81 lines · elegy
The Raven
Edgar Allan Poe · 1845
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore —While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
113 lines · narrative
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
Thomas Gray · 1751
It would almost seem that poetry has for its greatest mission the lesson of a proper humility.The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea.
128 lines · elegy
Fame's Boys and Girls, who never die
Emily Dickinson
Fame's Boys and Girls, who never dieAnd are too seldom born —
2 lines · lyric
I Shall Not Care
Sara Teasdale · 1915
Teasdale, Sara (1915), "I Shall Not Care" in Rivers to the Sea.Teasdale, Sara (1917), "I Shall Not Care" in Love Songs.
2 lines · lyric
A Death blow is a Life blow to Some
Emily Dickinson
A Death blow is a Life blow to SomeWho till they died, did not alive become —Who had they lived, had died but when
4 lines · lyric
Beauty crowds me till I die
Emily Dickinson
Beauty crowds me till I dieBeauty mercy have on meBut if I expire today
4 lines · lyric
Epitaph for Mr. William Michie, Schoolmaster
Robert Burns
HERE lie Willie Michie’s banes; O Satan, when ye tak him,Gie him the schulin o’ your weans,
4 lines · lyric
Epitaph for William Nicol, High School, Edinburgh
Robert Burns
YE maggots, feed on Nicol’s brain, For few sic feasts you’ve gotten;And fix your claws in Nicol’s heart,
4 lines · lyric
Upon His Sister-in-law, Mistress Elizabethherrick
Robert Herrick
First, for effusions due unto the dead,My solemn vows have here accomplished;Next, how I love thee, that my grief must tell,
4 lines · lyric
Away With Funeral Music
Robert Louis Stevenson
AWAY with funeral music - setThe pipe to powerful lips -The cup of life's for him that drinks
4 lines · lyric
Look Down, Fair Moon
Walt Whitman
LOOK down, fair moon, and bathe this scene;Pour softly down night’s nimbus floods, on faces ghastly, swollen, purple;On the dead, on their backs, with their arms toss’d wide,
4 lines · lyric
Dying at my music!
Emily Dickinson
Dying at my music!Bubble! Bubble!Hold me till the Octave's run!
6 lines · lyric
I noticed People disappeared
Emily Dickinson
I noticed People disappearedWhen but a little child —Supposed they visited remote
6 lines · lyric
The Waning Moon
Percy Bysshe Shelley
And like a dying lady, lean and pale,Who totters forth, wrapped in a gauzy veil,Out of her chamber, led by the insane
6 lines · lyric
Epigram on Francis Grose the Antiquary
Robert Burns
THE DEVIL got notice that Grose was a-dyingSo whip! at the summons, old Satan came flying;But when he approached where poor Francis lay moaning,
6 lines · lyric
An Epitaph Upon a Child
Robert Herrick
Virgins promised when I died,That they would each primrose-tideDuly, morn and evening, come,
6 lines · lyric
Life Is the Body's Light
Robert Herrick
Life is the body's light; which, once declining,Those crimson clouds i' th' cheeks and lips leave shining:-Those counter-changed tabbies in the air,
6 lines · lyric
To His Kinswoman, Mistress Susanna Herrick
Robert Herrick
When I consider, dearest, thou dost stayBut here awhile, to languish and decay;Like to these garden glories, which here be
6 lines · lyric
Upon a Child That Died
Robert Herrick
Here she lies, a pretty bud,Lately made of flesh and blood;Who as soon fell fast asleep,
6 lines · lyric
Spirit of Plato
Percy Bysshe Shelley
FROM THE GREEK.Eagle! why soarest thou above that tomb?To what sublime and star-ypaven home
7 lines · lyric
Home-Thoughts, From the Sea
Robert Browning
Nobly, nobly, Cape Saint Vincent to the Northwest died away;Sunset ran, one glorious blood-red, reeking into Cadiz Bay;Bluish 'mid the burning water, full in face Trafalgar lay;
7 lines · lyric
Music, When Soft Voices Die
Percy Bysshe Shelley · 1821
Music, when soft voices die,Vibrates in the memory—Odours, when sweet violets sicken,
8 lines · lyric
What the River Knows
The QuillOak Editors
The river does not endwhere it meets the sea —it only loses its banks,
8 lines · free verse
All but Death, can be Adjusted
Emily Dickinson
All but Death, can be Adjusted —Dynasties repaired —Systems — settled in their Sockets —
8 lines · lyric
Death is a Dialogue between
Emily Dickinson
Death is a Dialogue betweenThe Spirit and the Dust."Dissolve" says Death — The Spirit "Sir
8 lines · lyric
Death leaves Us homesick, who behind
Emily Dickinson
Death leaves Us homesick, who behind,Except that it is goneAre ignorant of its Concern
8 lines · lyric
Funny—to be a Century
Emily Dickinson
Funny — to be a Century —And see the People — going by —I — should die of the Oddity —
8 lines · lyric
How far is it to Heaven?
Emily Dickinson
How far is it to Heaven?As far as Death this way —Of River or of Ridge beyond
8 lines · lyric
I know of people in the Grave
Emily Dickinson
I know of people in the GraveWho would be very gladTo know the news I know tonight
8 lines · lyric
If I should cease to bring a Rose
Emily Dickinson
If I should cease to bring a RoseUpon a festal day,'Twill be because beyond the Rose
8 lines · lyric
Lain in Nature—so suffice us
Emily Dickinson
Lain in Nature — so suffice usThe enchantless PodWhen we advertise existence
8 lines · lyric
Midsummer, was it, when They died
Emily Dickinson
Midsummer, was it, when They died —A full, and perfect time —The Summer closed upon itself
8 lines · lyric
Nature—sometimes sears a Sapling
Emily Dickinson
Nature — sometimes sears a Sapling —Sometimes — scalps a Tree —Her Green People recollect it
8 lines · lyric
Pain has but one Acquaintance
Emily Dickinson
Pain has but one AcquaintanceAnd that is Death —Each one unto the other
8 lines · lyric
So give me back to Death
Emily Dickinson
So give me back to Death —The Death I never fearedExcept that it deprived of thee —
8 lines · lyric
Suspense—is Hostiler than Death
Emily Dickinson
Suspense — is Hostiler than Death —Death — tho'soever Broad,Is Just Death, and cannot increase —
8 lines · lyric
The Sun is gay or stark
Emily Dickinson
The Sun is gay or starkAccording to our Deed.If Merry, He is merrier —
8 lines · lyric
We thirst at first—'tis Nature's Act
Emily Dickinson
We thirst at first — 'tis Nature's Act —And later — when we die —A little Water supplicate —
8 lines · lyric
Song From the Wandering Jew
Percy Bysshe Shelley
See yon opening flowerSpreads its fragrance to the blast;It fades within an hour,
8 lines · lyric
Epitaph on a Lap-dog
Robert Burns
IN wood and wild, ye warbling throng, Your heavy loss deplore;Now, half extinct your powers of song,
8 lines · lyric
The Old Wives' Prayer
Robert Herrick
Holy-Rood, come forth and shieldUs i' th' city and the field;Safely guard us, now and aye,
8 lines · lyric
To the Lady Crewe, Upon the Death of Her Child
Robert Herrick
Why, Madam, will ye longer weep,Whenas your baby's lull'd asleep?And, pretty child, feels now no more
8 lines · lyric
Ah Sunflower
William Blake
Ah Sunflower, weary of time, Who countest the steps of the sun;Seeking after that sweet golden clime
8 lines · lyric
Requiem
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1887
Under the wide and starry sky,Dig the grave and let me lie.Glad did I live and gladly die,
8 lines · lyric
Said Death to Passion
Emily Dickinson
Said Death to Passion"Give of thine an Acre unto me."Said Passion, through contracting Breaths
9 lines · lyric
Summer for thee, grant I may be
Emily Dickinson
Summer for thee, grant I may beWhen Summer days are flown!Thy music still, when Whipporwill
9 lines · lyric
Would you like summer? Taste of ours
Emily Dickinson
Would you like summer? Taste of ours.Spices? Buy here!Ill! We have berries, for the parching!
9 lines · lyric
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- Stanza From a Translation of the Marseillaise HymnTremble, Kings despised of man!…9 lines
- It Is Not Growing Like A TreeIt is not growing like a tree…10 lines
- Is it Well with the Child?SAFE where I cannot die yet,…10 lines
- It can't be "Summer"!It can't be "Summer"!…10 lines
- LifeWhat is our life? A play of passion,…10 lines
- We pray—to HeavenWe pray — to Heaven —…11 lines
- Weave in, Weave in, My Hardy LifeWEAVE in! weave in, my hardy life!…11 lines
- The Voice of the Ancient BardYouth of delight! come hither…11 lines
- Bereavement in their death to feelBereavement in their death to feel…12 lines
- Dying! Dying in the night!Dying! Dying in the night!…12 lines
- For Death—or ratherFor Death — or rather…12 lines
- I died for Beauty—but was scarceI died for Beauty — but was scarce…12 lines
- I had no time to HateI had no time to Hate —…12 lines
- Love—is that later Thing than DeathLove — is that later Thing than Death —…12 lines
- Nobody knows this little RoseNobody knows this little Rose —…12 lines
- On this long storm the Rainbow roseOn this long storm the Rainbow rose —…12 lines
- Our journey had advancedOur journey had advanced —…12 lines
- Some, too fragile for winter windsSome, too fragile for winter winds…12 lines
- Song. Translated From the ItalianOh! what is the gain of restless care,…12 lines
- The PastWilt thou forget the happy hours…12 lines
- Upon Mrs Eliz. Wheeler, Under the Name OfamarillisSweet Amarillis, by a spring's…12 lines
- Whispers of Heavenly DeathWHISPERS of heavenly death, murmur’d I hear;…12 lines
- On My First SonFarewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy,…12 lines
- The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-topThe chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top…13 lines
- That Music Always Round MeTHAT music always round me, unceasing, unbeginning—yet long untaught I did not hear;…13 lines
- When I Have Fears That I May Cease to BeBefore my pen has glean'd my teeming brain,…13 lines
- To Her Father with Some VersesMost truly honoured, and as truly dear,…14 lines
- A Thought For A Lonely Death-BedIF God compel thee to this destiny,…14 lines
- Sonnet 07 - The face of all the world is changed, I thinkThe face of all the world is changed, I think,…14 lines
- Sonnet 23 - Is it indeed so? If I lay here deadIs it indeed so? If I lay here dead,…14 lines
- Sonnet 34 - With the same heart, I said, I'll answer theeWith the same heart, I said, I'll answer thee…14 lines
- 'Twould ease—a Butterfly'Twould ease — a Butterfly —…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet I: Tho Has Made MeTho has made me, and shall thy work decay?…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet IV: Oh My Black Soul! Now Art Thou SummonedOh my black soul! now art thou summoned…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet V: I Am A Little World Made CunninglyI am a little world made cunningly…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet VI: This Is My Play's Last Scene, Here Heavens AppointThis is my play's last scene, here heavens appoint…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet VII: At The Round Earth's Imagined Corners BlowAt the round earth's imagined corners blow…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet VIII: If Faithful Souls Be Alike GlorifiedIf faithful souls be alike glorified…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet XI: Spit In My Face You Jews, And Pierce My SideSpit in my face you Jews, and pierce my side,…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet XII: Why Are We By All Creatures Waited On?Why are we by all creatures waited on?…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet XVI: Father, Part Of His Double InterestFather, part of his double interest…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet XVII: Since She Whom I LovedSince she whom I loved hath paid her last debt…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet XVIII: Show me, dear Christ, thy Spouse, so bright and clearShow me, dear Christ, thy Spouse, so bright and clear.…14 lines
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- On His Deceased WifeMETHOUGHT I saw my late espoused Saint…14 lines
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- Feelings of a Republican on the Fall of BonaparteI hated thee, fallen tyrant! I did groan…14 lines
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- Sonnet: England in 1819An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying king, —…14 lines
- Sonnet. to a Balloon Laden With KnowledgeBright ball of flame that through the gloom of even…14 lines
- A Lyric to MirthWhile the milder fates consent,…14 lines
- Upon the Loss of His MistressesI have lost, and lately, these…14 lines
- The SoldierIf I should die, think only this of me:…14 lines
- Sonnet 1: From fairest creatures we desire increaseFrom fairest creatures we desire increase,…14 lines
- Sonnet 101: O truant Muse what shall be thy amendsO truant Muse what shall be thy amends…14 lines
- Sonnet 106: When in the chronicle of wasted timeWhen in the chronicle of wasted time…14 lines
- Sonnet 107: Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soulNot mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul…14 lines
- Sonnet 108: What's in the brain, that ink may characterWhat's in the brain, that ink may character,…14 lines
- Sonnet 11: As fast as thou shalt wane, so fast thou grow'stAs fast as thou shalt wane, so fast thou grow'st,…14 lines
- Sonnet 112: Your love and pity doth the impression fillYour love and pity doth the impression fill,…14 lines
- Sonnet 12: When I do count the clock that tells the timeWhen I do count the clock that tells the time,…14 lines
- Sonnet 127: In the old age black was not counted fairIn the old age black was not counted fair,…14 lines
- Sonnet 13: O! that you were your self; but, love you areO! that you were your self; but, love you are…14 lines
- Sonnet 132: Thine eyes I love, and they, as pitying meThine eyes I love, and they, as pitying me,…14 lines
- Sonnet 146: Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earthPoor soul, the centre of my sinful earth,…14 lines
- Sonnet 147: My love is as a fever longing stillMy love is as a fever longing still,…14 lines
- Sonnet 17: Who will believe my verse in time to comeWho will believe my verse in time to come,…14 lines
- Sonnet 22: My glass shall not persuade me I am oldMy glass shall not persuade me I am old,…14 lines
- Sonnet 25: Let those who are in favour with their starsLet those who are in favour with their stars…14 lines
- Sonnet 3: Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewestLook in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest…14 lines
- Sonnet 31: Thy bosom is endeared with all heartsThy bosom is endeared with all hearts,…14 lines
- Sonnet 32: If thou survive my well-contented dayIf thou survive my well-contented day,…14 lines
- Sonnet 43: When most I wink, then do mine eyes best seeWhen most I wink, then do mine eyes best see,…14 lines
- Sonnet 45: The other two, slight air, and purging fireThe other two, slight air, and purging fire…14 lines
- Sonnet 54: O! how much more doth beauty beauteous seemO! how much more doth beauty beauteous seem…14 lines
- Sonnet 55: Not marble, nor the gilded monumentsNot marble, nor the gilded monuments…14 lines
- Sonnet 6: Then let not winter's ragged hand defaceThen let not winter's ragged hand deface,…14 lines
- Sonnet 60: Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shoreLike as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,…14 lines
- Sonnet 64: When I have seen by Time's fell hand defac'dWhen I have seen by Time's fell hand defac'd…14 lines
- Sonnet 66: Tired with all these, for restful death I cryTired with all these, for restful death I cry,…14 lines
- Sonnet 67: Ah! wherefore with infection should he liveAh! wherefore with infection should he live,…14 lines
- Sonnet 68: Thus is his cheek the map of days outwornThus is his cheek the map of days outworn,…14 lines
- Sonnet 71: No longer mourn for me when I am deadNo longer mourn for me when I am dead…14 lines
- Sonnet 72: O! lest the world should task you to reciteO! lest the world should task you to recite…14 lines
- Sonnet 74: But be contented: when that fell arrestBut be contented: when that fell arrest…14 lines
- Sonnet 77: Thy glass will show thee how thy beauties wearThy glass will show thee how thy beauties wear,…14 lines
- Sonnet 81: Or I shall live your epitaph to makeOr I shall live your epitaph to make,…14 lines
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- Sonnet 86: Was it the proud full sail of his great verseWas it the proud full sail of his great verse,…14 lines
- Sonnet 9: Is it for fear to wet a widow's eyeIs it for fear to wet a widow's eye,…14 lines
- Sonnet 92: But do thy worst to steal thyself awayBut do thy worst to steal thyself away,…14 lines
- Sonnet 94: They that have power to hurt, and will do noneThey that have power to hurt, and will do none,…14 lines
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- The Rainy DayThe day is cold, and dark, and dreary…15 lines
- An AllegoryA portal as of shadowy adamant…15 lines
- Spain 1873–’74OUT of the murk of heaviest clouds,…15 lines
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- In Memoriam 67: When on my bed the moonlight fallsWhen on my bed the moonlight falls,…16 lines
- In Memoriam 82: I wage not any feud with DeathI wage not any feud with Death…16 lines
- The Princess: A Medley: Home they Brought her Warrior DeadHome they brought her warrior dead:…16 lines
- Do People moulder equallyDo People moulder equally,…16 lines
- Had I presumed to hopeHad I presumed to hope —…16 lines
- Her final Summer was itHer final Summer was it —…16 lines
- I see thee better—in the DarkI see thee better — in the Dark —…16 lines
- Robbed by Death—but that was easyRobbed by Death — but that was easy —…16 lines
- Three times—we parted—Breath—and IThree times — we parted — Breath — and I —…16 lines
- We dream—it is good we are dreamingWe dream — it is good we are dreaming —…16 lines
- We talked as Girls doWe talked as Girls do —…16 lines
- BereavementHow stern are the woes of the desolate mourner,…16 lines
- DeathDeath is here and death is there,…16 lines
- From the Arabic: An ImitationMy faint spirit was sitting in the light…16 lines
- On the Dark Height of JuraGhosts of the dead! have I not heard your yelling…16 lines
- OthoThou wert not, Cassius, and thou couldst not be,…16 lines
- Song. Translated From the GermanAh! grasp the dire dagger and couch the fell spear,…16 lines
- The Irishman's SongThe stars may dissolve, and the fountain of light…16 lines
- To Constantia: Stanzas 1 and 2As restored by Mr. C.D. Locock.…16 lines
- A Mother’s Lament for her Son’s DeathFATE gave the word, the arrow sped,…16 lines
- A Prayer under the Pressure of Violent AnguishO THOU Great Being! what Thou art,…16 lines
- Farewell to ElizaFROM thee, Eliza, I must go,…16 lines
- I Gaed a Waefu’ Gate YestreenI GAED a waefu’ gate yestreen,…16 lines
- I Murder hateI MURDER hate by flood or field,…16 lines
- The Flowery banks of CreeHERE is the glen, and here the bower…16 lines
- The Song of DeathFAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies,…16 lines
- Thine am I, my faithful FairTHINE am I, my faithful Fair,…16 lines
- The Funeral Rites of the RoseThe Rose was sick, and smiling died;…16 lines
- To TirzahWhate'er is born of mortal birth…16 lines
- Up-HillDoes the road wind up-hill all the way?…16 lines
- An Irish Airman Foresees His DeathI know that I shall meet my fate…16 lines
- A Pit—but Heaven over itA Pit — but Heaven over it —…17 lines
- Woman's ConstancyNow thou hast loved me one whole day,…17 lines
- To Marie Louise (Shew)Of all who hail thy presence as the morning —…18 lines
- A Little Budding RoseIt was a little budding rose,…18 lines
- A Hymn To God The FatherWilt thou forgive that sin where I begun,…18 lines
- Time Long PastLike the ghost of a dear friend dead…18 lines
- God lay dead in heavenGod lay dead in heaven;…18 lines
- Victoria'Twas dead of the night, when I sat in my dwelling;…19 lines
- The Ocean Said to Me OnceThe ocean said to me once,…19 lines
- In Memoriam 121: Sad Hesper o'er the buried sunSad Hesper o'er the buried sun…20 lines
- I felt a Funeral, in my BrainI felt a Funeral, in my Brain,…20 lines
- I'm sorry for the Dead—TodayI'm sorry for the Dead — Today —…20 lines
- Rearrange a "Wife's" affection!Rearrange a "Wife's" affection!…20 lines
- This Chasm, Sweet, upon my lifeThis Chasm, Sweet, upon my life…20 lines
- When I was small, a Woman diedWhen I was small, a Woman died —…20 lines
- Daylight and MoonlightIn broad daylight, and at noon,…20 lines
- Epilogue to "Asolando"At the midnight in the silence of the sleep-time,…20 lines
- A Prayer in the Prospect of DeathO THOU unknown, Almighty Cause…20 lines
- The FlyLittle Fly,…20 lines
- The Frost of Death was on the PaneThe Frost of Death was on the Pane —…21 lines
- Love's RoseHopes, that swell in youthful breasts,…21 lines
- To William Shelley(With what truth may I say —…21 lines
- To a Lady with an Unruly and Ill-mannered Dog Who Bit several Persons of ImportanceYour dog is not a dog of grace;…21 lines
- Pensive on Her Dead Gazing, I Heard the Mother of AllPENSIVE, on her dead gazing, I heard the Mother of All,…21 lines
- RequiescatTread lightly, she is near…21 lines
- On TimeFly envious Time, till thou run out thy race,…22 lines
- Autumn: A DirgeThe warm sun is failing, the bleak wind is wailing,…22 lines
- MusicI pant for the music which is divine,…22 lines
- The Tower of FamineAmid the desolation of a city,…22 lines
- Mrs Eliz: Wheeler, Under the Name of Thelost ShepherdessAmong the myrtles as I walk'd…22 lines
- A spirit spedA spirit sped…22 lines
- The Book of Thel. Part IVThe eternal gates terrific porter lifted the northern bar:…22 lines
- The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: The ArgumentRintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burden'd air,…22 lines
- The LakeIn spring of youth it was my lot…23 lines
- I rose—because He sankI rose — because He sank —…23 lines
- There was a man and a womani…23 lines
- Of Old Sat Freedom on the HeightsOf old sat Freedom on the heights,…24 lines
- An Epitaph On A Child Of Queen Elizabeth's ChapelWeep with me, all you that read…24 lines
- I cried at Pity—not at PainI cried at Pity — not at Pain —…24 lines
- The feet of people walking homeThe feet of people walking home…24 lines
- Those fair—fictitious PeopleThose fair — fictitious People —…24 lines
- 'Twas just this time, last year, I died'Twas just this time, last year, I died.…24 lines
- Afternoon in FebruaryThe day is ending,…24 lines
- The FuneralWhoever comes to shroud me, do not harm…24 lines
- The ProhibitionTake heed of loving me;…24 lines
- Dirge for the YearOrphan Hours, the Year is dead,…24 lines
- LoveWhy is it said thou canst not live…24 lines
- RemembranceSwifter far than summer's flight —…24 lines
- SongFierce roars the midnight storm…24 lines
- St. Irvyne's TowerHow swiftly through Heaven's wide expanse…24 lines
- To Mary Who Died in This OpinionMaiden, quench the glare of sorrow…24 lines
- A WallO the old wall here! How I could pass…24 lines
- Behold, As Goblins Dark Of MienBEHOLD, as goblins dark of mien…24 lines
- The successful man has thrust himselfThe successful man has thrust himself…24 lines
- Epitaphium[LATIN VERSION OF THE EPITAPH IN GRAY'S ELEGY.]…25 lines
- Lines: 'We Meet Not As We Parted'We meet not as we parted,…25 lines
- Lines Written During the Castlereagh AdministrationCorpses are cold in the tomb;…25 lines
- Death, To The Dead For EvermoreDEATH, to the dead for evermore…25 lines
- Death Is Nothing at AllDeath is nothing at all.…25 lines
- To HeavenGood and great God, can I not think of thee…26 lines
- LenoreAh, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!…26 lines
- A Letter to Her HusbandAbsent upon Public Employment…27 lines
- The Valley Of Unrest_Once_ it smiled a silent dell…27 lines
- From Vergil's Tenth Eclogue[VERSES 1-26.]…27 lines
- Before the Birth of One of Her ChildrenAll things within this fading world hath end,…28 lines
- Spirits Of The DeadThy soul shall find itself alone…28 lines
- The Reaper and the FlowersThere is a Reaper, whose name is Death,…28 lines
- EpitaphThese are two friends whose lives were undivided;…28 lines
- To the MoonbeamMoonbeam, leave the shadowy vale,…28 lines
- ProspiceFear death? to feel the fog in my throat,…28 lines
- M’Pherson’s FarewellFAREWELL, ye dungeons dark and strong,…28 lines
- An Ode to Master Endymion Porter, Upon His Brother's DeathNot all thy flushing suns are set,…28 lines
- The Wandering Jew's SoliloquyIs it the Eternal Triune, is it He…29 lines
- At A Solemn MusickBlest pair of Sirens, pledges of Heav'ns joy,…30 lines
- Bridal BalladThe ring is on my hand,…31 lines
- A Summer Evening ChurchyardLECHLADE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE.…31 lines
- The Book of Thel. Part IIO little Cloud the virgin said, I charge thee to tell me…31 lines
- A Hymn to God the FatherHear me, O God!…32 lines
- At HomeWhen I was dead, my spirit turned…32 lines
- A Dead RoseO Rose! who dares to name thee?…32 lines
- DeathDeath! that struck when I was most confiding…32 lines
- Nay, Lord, not thus! white lilies in the springSeven stars in the still water,…32 lines
- Lines: 'When the Lamp Is Shattered'When the lamp is shattered…32 lines
- On DeathTHERE IS NO WORK, NOR DEVICE, NOR KNOWLEDGE, NOR WISDOM,…32 lines
- Song to the Men of EnglandMen of England, wherefore plough…32 lines
- SorrowTo me this world's a dreary blank,…32 lines
- The Lost LeaderJust for a handful of silver he left us,…32 lines
- Farewell to the Banks of AyrTHE GLOOMY night is gath’ring fast,…32 lines
- The Wind Is Without There And Howls In The TreesTHE wind is without there and howls in the trees,…32 lines
- Gods1…32 lines
- Ode To AutumnSeason of mists and mellow fruitfulness,…33 lines
- To Music, to Becalm His FeverCharm me asleep, and melt me so…33 lines
- Poem of Remembrance for a Girl or a BoyYOU just maturing youth! You male or female!…33 lines
- To NightSwiftly walk o'er the western wave,…34 lines
- An Ode, Written October, 1819, Before the Spaniards Had Recovered Their LibertyArise, arise, arise!…35 lines
- I watched the Moon around the HouseI watched the Moon around the House…36 lines
- Bigotry's VictimDares the lama, most fleet of the sons of the wind,…36 lines
- Hymn of PanFrom the forests and highlands…36 lines
- Nature that Washed Her Hands in MilkNature, that washed her hands in milk,…36 lines
- Warble for Lilac-TimeWARBLE me now, for joy of Lilac-time,…38 lines
- The Conqueror WormLo! 'tis a gala night…40 lines
- A Woman's ShortcomingsShe has laughed as softly as if she sighed,…40 lines
- Merry AutumnIt's all a farce,—these tales they tell…40 lines
- Incident of the French CampYou know, we French stormed Ratisbon:…40 lines
- The Dean of Faculty: A new BalladDIRE was the hate at old Harlaw,…40 lines
- A Musical InstrumentWhat was he doing, the great god Pan,…42 lines
- Adam Armour’s PrayerGUDE pity me, because I’m little!…42 lines
- Ashes of SoldiersASHES of soldiers!…43 lines
- A PæanHow shall the burial rite be read?…44 lines
- Unnamed LandsNATIONS ten thousand years before These States, and many times ten thousand years before…44 lines
- The Thread of LifeI…45 lines
- A Toccata of Galuppi'sOh Galuppi, Baldassaro, this is very sad to find!…45 lines
- Ballade De Marguerite (Normande)I am weary of lying within the chase…46 lines
- "De Gustibus—"Your ghost will walk, you lover of trees,…46 lines
- TraySing me a hero! Quench my thirst…46 lines
- The Haunted PalaceIn the greenest of our valleys…48 lines
- The Revenge of Rain-in-the-FaceIn that desolate land and lone,…48 lines
- The Laboratory (Ancien Regime)Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,…48 lines
- Caledonia: A BalladTHERE was once a day, but old Time wasythen young,…48 lines
- A Boston Ballad, 1854TO get betimes in Boston town, I rose this morning early;…49 lines
- Elegy IX: The AutumnalNo spring nor summer Beauty hath such grace…50 lines
- The City In The SeaLo! Death has reared himself a throne…53 lines
- My Last DuchessThat's my last Duchess painted on the wall,…56 lines
- The Jewish Cemetery at NewportHow strange it seems! These Hebrews in their graves,…60 lines
- The Palace of HumbugLays of Mystery,…60 lines
- How They Brought the Good News From Ghent to AixI sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he;…60 lines
- Ode for General Washington’s BirthdayNO Spartan tube, no Attic shell,…62 lines
- Apparent FailureNo, for I'll save it! Seven years since…63 lines
- The Fatal SistersNow the storm begins to lower,…64 lines
- Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 3’TWAS in the seventeen hunder year…68 lines
- Roses And Rue(To L. L.)…69 lines
- Prayer of ColumbusA BATTER’D, wreck’d old man,…69 lines
- Faith and DespondencyThe winter wind is loud and wild,…70 lines
- A Day DreamOn a sunny brae, alone I lay…72 lines
- Ballad on the American WarWHEN Guilford good our pilot stood…72 lines
- The Boy and the AngelMorning, evening, noon, and night,…78 lines
- To The Memory Of My Beloved, The Author, Mr William Shakespeare, And What He Hath Left UsTo draw no envy, Shakespeare, on thy name…80 lines
- Upon The Hill And Grove At Bill-borowTo the Lord Fairfax.…81 lines
- UlalumeThe skies they were ashen and sober;…94 lines
- Rain in SummerHow beautiful is the rain!…96 lines
- Tom May's DeathAs one put drunk into the Packet-boat,…100 lines