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What is a Lyric Poem?
Definition
A short personal poem expressing feeling — the default mode of most poetry.
'Lyric' once meant a poem sung to a lyre; now it names poetry's most common mode: a short poem in a personal voice, capturing feeling or thought rather than telling a story. Most poems you know — sonnets, odes, elegies, nearly everything on this site — are lyric poems of one kind or another.
The lyric's power is intimacy: one voice, speaking as if only to you, about the things prose handles badly — longing, grief, wonder, the weather of the inner life.
Structure of a lyric poem
- Short to medium length, personal voice
- Feeling-first rather than story-first
- Any form: rhymed, metered, or free
How to write a lyric poem
- Start from a feeling lodged in a specific moment — not 'sadness' but 'the kitchen after the call.'
- Stay in one moment; resist the urge to narrate before and after.
- Find the one image that holds the feeling, and trust it.
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1184 lyric poem examples
Classic and original lyric poem poems, free to read in full.
She Walks in Beauty
Lord Byron · 1814
She walks in beauty, like the nightOf cloudless climes and starry skies;And all that's best of dark and bright
18 lines · lyric
Love's Philosophy
Percy Bysshe Shelley · 1819
The fountains mingle with the riverAnd the rivers with the ocean,The winds of heaven mix for ever
16 lines · lyric
When You Are Old
W. B. Yeats · 1893
When you are old and grey and full of sleep,And nodding by the fire, take down this book,And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
12 lines · lyric
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
W. B. Yeats · 1899
Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,Enwrought with golden and silver light,The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
8 lines · lyric
Meeting at Night
Robert Browning · 1845
The grey sea and the long black land;And the yellow half-moon large and low;And the startled little waves that leap
12 lines · lyric
When I Am Dead, My Dearest (Song)
Christina Rossetti · 1862
When I am dead, my dearest,Sing no sad songs for me;Plant thou no roses at my head,
16 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
So We'll Go No More a Roving
Lord Byron · 1817
So, we'll go no more a rovingSo late into the night,Though the heart be still as loving,
12 lines · lyric
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Christopher Marlowe · 1599
Come live with me and be my love,And we will all the pleasures prove,That valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
24 lines · lyric
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
Robert Herrick · 1648
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,Old Time is still a-flying;And this same flower that smiles today
16 lines · lyric
Another Trip Around the Sun
The QuillOak Editors
Another trip around the sun,another year of you —of all the laughter you have caused,
8 lines · lyric
Snow Day
The QuillOak Editors
The radio said two words today,the finest ever spoken —no math, no bus, no spelling quiz,
8 lines · lyric
The Tassel
The QuillOak Editors
It's just a string, the tassel is,a finger's worth of thread —but look what it took to move it
8 lines · lyric
How You Take Your Coffee
The QuillOak Editors
I know the way you take your coffee,half a sugar, too much cream;I know which song you skip, embarrassed,
8 lines · lyric
Slow Dance in the Kitchen
The QuillOak Editors
We never learned the proper steps,we sway more than we dance,the dinner's burning on the stove,
8 lines · lyric
Still
The QuillOak Editors
After all the years and weather,after every flight delayed,after arguments in IKEA
8 lines · lyric
He Checks the Locks
The QuillOak Editors
You check the doors, you check the stove,you check the windows twice;you'd never call it tenderness —
8 lines · lyric
Two Degrees
The QuillOak Editors
We battle on the thermostat —you win by two degrees;I get you back in hoodie theft
8 lines · lyric
First Call
The QuillOak Editors
Whatever news the day brings in,the triumph or the squall,my thumb already knows the way:
8 lines · lyric
To Mom, Who Worried
The QuillOak Editors
You worried that we'd catch a cold,you worried we would fall,you worried half your nights away —
8 lines · lyric
The Sound of Childhood
The QuillOak Editors
We groaned at every pun you made,we begged you, "Dad, please stop";you'd grin and double down, of course —
8 lines · lyric
Doorframe
The QuillOak Editors
You marked my height in pencilon the doorframe every spring,and I stretched up on tiptoe,
8 lines · lyric
A Word from the Fire Marshal
The QuillOak Editors
We bought the pack of candles,then went back and bought two more;the cake is now a fire risk
8 lines · lyric
The Zero on the Cake
The QuillOak Editors
A zero on the birthday cakecan read like a full stop —a summit marker, halfway sign,
8 lines · lyric
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- I suppose the time will comeI suppose the time will come…12 lines
- I tend my flowers for theeI tend my flowers for thee —…27 lines
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- I thought that nature was enoughI thought that nature was enough…12 lines
- I watched the Moon around the HouseI watched the Moon around the House…36 lines
- I went to HeavenI went to Heaven —…16 lines
- I Years had been from HomeI Years had been from Home…24 lines
- If I could bribe them by a RoseIf I could bribe them by a Rose…19 lines
- If I should cease to bring a RoseIf I should cease to bring a Rose…8 lines
- If I'm lost—nowIf I'm lost — now…13 lines
- If Nature smiles—the Mother mustIf Nature smiles — the Mother must…4 lines
- If pain for peace preparesIf pain for peace prepares…12 lines
- If the foolish, call them "flowers"If the foolish, call them "flowers" —…20 lines
- I'll tell you how the Sun roseI'll tell you how the Sun rose —…16 lines
- I'm sorry for the Dead—TodayI'm sorry for the Dead — Today —…20 lines
- I'm "wife"—I've finished thatI'm "wife" — I've finished that —…12 lines
- Immured in Heaven!Immured in Heaven!…5 lines
- In snow thou comestIn snow thou comest —…8 lines
- In this short LifeIn this short Life…4 lines
- In Winter in my RoomIn Winter in my Room…39 lines
- Is Heaven a Physician?Is Heaven a Physician?…8 lines
- It can't be "Summer"!It can't be "Summer"!…10 lines
- It sounded as if the Streets were runningIt sounded as if the Streets were running…8 lines
- It will be Summer—eventuallyIt will be Summer — eventually.…20 lines
- It would have starved a GnatIt would have starved a Gnat —…16 lines
- I've known a Heaven, like a TentI've known a Heaven, like a Tent —…17 lines
- Jesus! thy CrucifixJesus! thy Crucifix…6 lines
- Joy to have merited the PainJoy to have merited the Pain —…24 lines
- Just so—Jesus—rapsJust so — Jesus — raps —…11 lines
- Lad of Athens, faithful beLad of Athens, faithful be…4 lines
- Lain in Nature—so suffice usLain in Nature — so suffice us…8 lines
- Lest this be Heaven indeedLest this be Heaven indeed…4 lines
- "Lethe" in my flower"Lethe" in my flower,…8 lines
- Lightly stepped a yellow starLightly stepped a yellow star…8 lines
- Like Flowers, that heard the news of DewsLike Flowers, that heard the news of Dews,…15 lines
- Like Men and Women Shadows walkLike Men and Women Shadows walk…8 lines
- Like Rain it sounded till it curvedLike Rain it sounded till it curved…15 lines
- Like Some Old fashioned MiracleLike Some Old fashioned Miracle…16 lines
- Love—is that later Thing than DeathLove — is that later Thing than Death —…12 lines
- Midsummer, was it, when They diedMidsummer, was it, when They died —…8 lines
- Musicians wrestle everywhereMusicians wrestle everywhere —…18 lines
- My Faith is larger than the HillsMy Faith is larger than the Hills —…16 lines
- My Garden—like the BeachMy Garden — like the Beach —…5 lines
- My life closed twice before its closeMy life closed twice before its close —…8 lines
- My period had come for PrayerMy period had come for Prayer —…20 lines
- My Season's furthest FlowerMy Season's furthest Flower —…4 lines
- My wheel is in the dark!My wheel is in the dark!…15 lines
- Nature affects to be sedateNature affects to be sedate…8 lines
- Nature and God—I neither knewNature and God — I neither knew…8 lines
- Nature assigns the SunNature assigns the Sun —…4 lines
- Nature can do no moreNature can do no more…8 lines
- "Nature" is what we see"Nature" is what we see —…12 lines
- Nature rarer uses YellowNature rarer uses Yellow…8 lines
- Nature—sometimes sears a SaplingNature — sometimes sears a Sapling —…8 lines
- Nature—the Gentlest Mother isNature — the Gentlest Mother is,…24 lines
- No Autumn's intercepting ChillNo Autumn's intercepting Chill…4 lines
- No Romance sold untoNo Romance sold unto…6 lines
- Nobody knows this little RoseNobody knows this little Rose —…12 lines
- Not at Home to CallersNot at Home to Callers…4 lines
- Not One by Heaven defrauded stayNot One by Heaven defrauded stay —…4 lines
- Now I knew I lost herNow I knew I lost her —…20 lines
- Of Life to ownOf Life to own —…3 lines
- Of Nature I shall have enoughOf Nature I shall have enough…4 lines
- Oh Future! thou secreted peaceOh Future! thou secreted peace…8 lines
- Oh Sumptuous momentOh Sumptuous moment…9 lines
- On this long storm the Rainbow roseOn this long storm the Rainbow rose —…12 lines
- One Day is there of the SeriesOne Day is there of the Series…16 lines
- One Life of so much Consequence!One Life of so much Consequence!…16 lines
- One Sister have I in our houseOne Sister have I in our house,…27 lines
- One Year ago—jots what?One Year ago — jots what?…6 lines
- Only God—detect the SorrowOnly God — detect the Sorrow —…8 lines
- Our journey had advancedOur journey had advanced —…12 lines
- Our little Kinsmen—after RainOur little Kinsmen — after Rain…12 lines
- Ourselves were wed one summer—dearOurselves were wed one summer — dear —…16 lines
- Pain—expands the TimePain — expands the Time —…8 lines
- Pain—has an Element of BlankPain — has an Element of Blank —…8 lines
- Pain has but one AcquaintancePain has but one Acquaintance…8 lines
- Peace is a fiction of our FaithPeace is a fiction of our Faith —…4 lines
- Perhaps you'd like to buy a flowerPerhaps you'd like to buy a flower,…10 lines
- Prayer is the little implementPrayer is the little implement…8 lines
- Rearrange a "Wife's" affection!Rearrange a "Wife's" affection!…20 lines
- Remorse—is Memory—awakeRemorse — is Memory — awake —…12 lines
- Robbed by Death—but that was easyRobbed by Death — but that was easy —…16 lines
- Said Death to PassionSaid Death to Passion…9 lines
- She rose as high as His OccasionShe rose as high as His Occasion…4 lines
- She rose to His Requirement—droptShe rose to His Requirement — dropt…12 lines
- She slept beneath a treeShe slept beneath a tree —…6 lines
- She sped as Petals of a RoseShe sped as Petals of a Rose…8 lines
- She's happy, with a new ContentShe's happy, with a new Content —…8 lines
- Snow beneath whose chilly softnessSnow beneath whose chilly softness…8 lines
- Snow flakesSnow flakes.…9 lines
- So gay a FlowerSo gay a Flower…5 lines
- So give me back to DeathSo give me back to Death —…8 lines
- So much of Heaven has gone from EarthSo much of Heaven has gone from Earth…12 lines
- So much SummerSo much Summer…11 lines
- Some such Butterfly be seenSome such Butterfly be seen…8 lines
- Some, too fragile for winter windsSome, too fragile for winter winds…12 lines
- Somewhat, to hope forSomewhat, to hope for,…6 lines
- Split the Lark—and you'll find the MusicSplit the Lark — and you'll find the Music —…8 lines
- Spring comes on the WorldSpring comes on the World —…7 lines
- Spring is the PeriodSpring is the Period…8 lines
- Success is counted sweetestSuccess is counted sweetest…12 lines
- Summer begins to have the lookSummer begins to have the look…16 lines
- Summer for thee, grant I may beSummer for thee, grant I may be…9 lines
- Summer has two BeginningsSummer has two Beginnings —…12 lines
- Summer is shorter than any oneSummer is shorter than any one —…8 lines
- Summer laid her simple HatSummer laid her simple Hat…8 lines
- Summer—we all have seenSummer — we all have seen —…12 lines
- Suspense—is Hostiler than DeathSuspense — is Hostiler than Death —…8 lines
- Take your Heaven further onTake your Heaven further on —…12 lines
- Talk not to me of Summer TreesTalk not to me of Summer Trees…8 lines
- Teach Him—When He makes the namesTeach Him — When He makes the names —…9 lines
- Than Heaven more remoteThan Heaven more remote,…16 lines
- The Bird her punctual music bringsThe Bird her punctual music brings…8 lines
- The Butterfly in honored DustThe Butterfly in honored Dust…4 lines
- The butterfly obtainsThe butterfly obtains…12 lines
- The Butterfly upon the SkyThe Butterfly upon the Sky,…8 lines
- The Butterfly's Assumption GownThe Butterfly's Assumption Gown…6 lines
- The Butterfly's Numidian GownThe Butterfly's Numidian Gown…6 lines
- The Child's faith is newThe Child's faith is new —…24 lines
- The Definition of Beauty isThe Definition of Beauty is…4 lines
- The Fact that Earth is HeavenThe Fact that Earth is Heaven —…8 lines
- The fairest Home I ever knewThe fairest Home I ever knew…5 lines
- The fascinating chill that music leavesThe fascinating chill that music leaves…8 lines
- The feet of people walking homeThe feet of people walking home…24 lines
- The first Day that I was a LifeThe first Day that I was a Life…16 lines
- The Flower must not blame the BeeThe Flower must not blame the Bee —…6 lines
- The Frost of Death was on the PaneThe Frost of Death was on the Pane —…21 lines
- The good Will of a FlowerThe good Will of a Flower…5 lines
- The Heaven vests for EachThe Heaven vests for Each…16 lines
- The inundation of the SpringThe inundation of the Spring…8 lines
- The last of Summer is DelightThe last of Summer is Delight —…8 lines
- The Leaves like Women interchangeThe Leaves like Women interchange…8 lines
- The Life we have is very greatThe Life we have is very great.…8 lines
- The Moon is distant from the SeaThe Moon is distant from the Sea —…12 lines
- The Moon upon her fluent RouteThe Moon upon her fluent Route…8 lines
- The Moon was but a Chin of GoldThe Moon was but a Chin of Gold…20 lines
- The Mountain sat upon the PlainThe Mountain sat upon the Plain…8 lines
- The name—of it—is "Autumn"The name — of it — is "Autumn" —…12 lines
- The Notice that is called the SpringThe Notice that is called the Spring…8 lines
- The One who could repeat the Summer dayThe One who could repeat the Summer day —…9 lines
- The pretty Rain from those sweet EavesThe pretty Rain from those sweet Eaves…8 lines
- The Road was lit with Moon and starThe Road was lit with Moon and star —…8 lines
- The Rose did caper on her cheekThe Rose did caper on her cheek —…16 lines
- The Sea said "Come" to the BrookThe Sea said "Come" to the Brook —…8 lines
- The Service without HopeThe Service without Hope —…8 lines
- The Snow that never driftsThe Snow that never drifts —…16 lines
- The Soul has Bandaged momentsThe Soul has Bandaged moments —…24 lines
- The Stars are old, that stood for meThe Stars are old, that stood for me —…8 lines
- The stem of a departed FlowerThe stem of a departed Flower…4 lines
- The Summer that we did not prizeThe Summer that we did not prize,…8 lines
- The Sun and Moon must make their hasteThe Sun and Moon must make their haste —…13 lines
- The Sun is gay or starkThe Sun is gay or stark…8 lines
- The Trees like Tassels—hit—and swungThe Trees like Tassels — hit — and swung —…28 lines
- The Veins of other FlowersThe Veins of other Flowers…8 lines
- The waters chased him as he fledThe waters chased him as he fled,…10 lines
- The way Hope builds his HouseThe way Hope builds his House…8 lines
- The Winters are so shortThe Winters are so short —…16 lines
- The words the happy sayThe words the happy say…4 lines
- Their Height in Heaven comforts notTheir Height in Heaven comforts not —…16 lines
- There came a Day at Summer's fullThere came a Day at Summer's full,…28 lines
- There is a flower that Bees preferThere is a flower that Bees prefer —…32 lines
- There is a pain—so utterThere is a pain — so utter —…8 lines
- These are the Signs to Nature's InnsThese are the Signs to Nature's Inns —…12 lines
- They say that "Time assuages"They say that "Time assuages" —…8 lines
- They shut me up in ProseThey shut me up in Prose —…12 lines
- This Chasm, Sweet, upon my lifeThis Chasm, Sweet, upon my life…20 lines
- This is the place they hoped beforeThis is the place they hoped before,…8 lines
- Tho' I get home how late—how lateTho' I get home how late — how late —…13 lines
- Those fair—fictitious PeopleThose fair — fictitious People —…24 lines
- Though the great Waters sleepThough the great Waters sleep,…6 lines
- Three times—we parted—Breath—and IThree times — we parted — Breath — and I —…16 lines
- Through the Dark Sod—as EducationThrough the Dark Sod — as Education —…8 lines
- Through those old Grounds of memoryThrough those old Grounds of memory,…16 lines
- Tie the Strings to my Life, My LordTie the Strings to my Life, My Lord,…16 lines
- Time does go onTime does go on —…5 lines
- 'Tis One by One—the Father counts'Tis One by One — the Father counts —…16 lines
- To flee from memoryTo flee from memory…8 lines
- To her derided HomeTo her derided Home…12 lines
- To lose one's faith—surpassTo lose one's faith — surpass…8 lines
- To mend each tattered FaithTo mend each tattered Faith…8 lines
- To see the Summer SkyTo see the Summer Sky…3 lines
- To tell the Beauty would decreaseTo tell the Beauty would decrease…8 lines
- Too happy Time dissolves itselfToo happy Time dissolves itself…4 lines
- Touch lightly Nature's sweet GuitarTouch lightly Nature's sweet Guitar…4 lines
- Trusty as the starsTrusty as the stars…8 lines
- 'Twas a long Parting—but the time'Twas a long Parting — but the time…16 lines
- 'Twas here my summer paused'Twas here my summer paused…8 lines
- 'Twas just this time, last year, I died'Twas just this time, last year, I died.…24 lines
- 'Twas later when the summer went'Twas later when the summer went…8 lines
- Twice had Summer her fair VerdureTwice had Summer her fair Verdure…8 lines
- 'Twould ease—a Butterfly'Twould ease — a Butterfly —…14 lines
- Undue Significance a starving man attachesUndue Significance a starving man attaches…9 lines
- Water, is taught by thirstWater, is taught by thirst.…6 lines
- Water makes many BedsWater makes many Beds…8 lines
- We dream—it is good we are dreamingWe dream — it is good we are dreaming —…16 lines
- We grow accustomed to the DarkWe grow accustomed to the Dark —…20 lines
- We pray—to HeavenWe pray — to Heaven —…11 lines
- We should not mind so small a flowerWe should not mind so small a flower —…12 lines
- We talked as Girls doWe talked as Girls do —…16 lines
- We thirst at first—'tis Nature's ActWe thirst at first — 'tis Nature's Act —…8 lines
- What shall I do when the Summer troublesWhat shall I do when the Summer troubles —…16 lines
- Whatever it is—she has tried itWhatever it is — she has tried it —…12 lines
- When I hoped I fearedWhen I hoped I feared —…8 lines
- When I hoped, I recollectWhen I hoped, I recollect…24 lines
- When I was small, a Woman diedWhen I was small, a Woman died —…20 lines
- When Memory is fullWhen Memory is full…4 lines
- When Roses cease to bloom, SirWhen Roses cease to bloom, Sir,…8 lines
- Where Roses would not dare to goWhere Roses would not dare to go,…4 lines
- Where Thou art—that—is HomeWhere Thou art — that — is Home —…14 lines
- Which is best? HeavenWhich is best? Heaven —…9 lines
- Which is the best—the Moon or the Crescent?Which is the best — the Moon or the Crescent?…8 lines
- Who has not found the Heaven—belowWho has not found the Heaven — below —…4 lines
- Who were "the Father and the Son"Who were "the Father and the Son"…24 lines
- Why—do they shut Me out of Heaven?Why — do they shut Me out of Heaven?…12 lines
- Winter is good—his Hoar DelightsWinter is good — his Hoar Delights…8 lines
- Winter under cultivationWinter under cultivation…2 lines
- Witchcraft was hung, in History'Twas such a little — little boat…8 lines
- Would you like summer? Taste of oursWould you like summer? Taste of ours.…9 lines
- Yesterday is HistoryYesterday is History,…8 lines
- You know that Portrait in the MoonYou know that Portrait in the Moon —…16 lines
- You see I cannot see—your lifetimeYou see I cannot see — your lifetime —…15 lines
- Wynken, Blynken, and NodWynken, Blynken, and Nod one night…48 lines
- Pied BeautyGlory be to God for dappled things—…11 lines
- Spring and Fall: To a Young ChildMargaret, are you grieving…15 lines
- A Psalm of LifeWHAT THE HEART OF THE YOUNG MAN SAID TO THE PSALMIST.…37 lines
- Afternoon in FebruaryThe day is ending,…24 lines
- An April DayWhen the warm sun, that brings…32 lines
- AutumnThou comest, Autumn, heralded by the rain,…14 lines
- Autumn WithinIt is autumn; not without…12 lines
- ChildrenCome to me, O ye children!…36 lines
- Christmas Bells"I heard the bells on Christmas Day…35 lines
- Daylight and MoonlightIn broad daylight, and at noon,…20 lines
- FlowersSpake full well, in language quaint and olden,…60 lines
- Footsteps of AngelsWhen the hours of Day are numbered,…40 lines
- HolidaysThe holiest of all holidays are those…14 lines
- Loss And GainWhen I compare…12 lines
- MoonlightAs a pale phantom with a lamp…32 lines
- My Lost YouthOften I think of the beautiful town…90 lines
- NatureAs a fond mother, when the day is o'er,…14 lines
- Rain in SummerHow beautiful is the rain!…96 lines
- The Arsenal at SpringfieldThis is the Arsenal. From floor to ceiling,…48 lines
- The Children's HourBetween the dark and the daylight,…40 lines
- The Evening StarLo! in the painted oriel of the West,…14 lines
- The Goblet of LifeFilled is Life's goblet to the brim;…60 lines
- The Jewish Cemetery at NewportHow strange it seems! These Hebrews in their graves,…60 lines
- The Light of StarsThe night is come, but not too soon;…36 lines
- The Rainy DayThe day is cold, and dark, and dreary…15 lines
- The Reaper and the FlowersThere is a Reaper, whose name is Death,…28 lines
- The Revenge of Rain-in-the-FaceIn that desolate land and lone,…48 lines
- The Sound of the SeaThe sea awoke at midnight from its sleep,…14 lines
- Woods in WinterWhen winter winds are piercing chill,…28 lines
- I Am!I AM: yet what I am none cares or knows,…18 lines
- A Hymn To God The FatherWilt thou forgive that sin where I begun,…18 lines
- Air And AngelsTwice or thrice had I loved thee,…28 lines
- Celestial MusicI have a friend who still believes in heaven.…39 lines
- Elegy IX: The AutumnalNo spring nor summer Beauty hath such grace…50 lines
- Holy Sonnet I: Tho Has Made MeTho has made me, and shall thy work decay?…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet II: As Due By Many Titles I ResignAs due by many titles I resign…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet III: O Might Those Sighs And Tears Return AgainO might those sighs and tears return again…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet IV: Oh My Black Soul! Now Art Thou SummonedOh my black soul! now art thou summoned…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet IX: If Poisonous Minerals, And If That TreeIf poisonous minerals, and if that tree…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 XIII: What If This Present Were The World's Last Night?What if this present were the world's last night?…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet XIX: Oh, To Vex Me, Contraries Meet In OneOh, to vex me, contraries meet in one:…14 lines
- Holy Sonnet XV: Wilt Thou Love God, As He Thee? Then DigestWilt thou love God, as he thee? Then digest,…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
- Song: Go and Catch a Falling StarGo and catch a falling star,…27 lines
- The DreamDear love, for nothing less than thee…30 lines
- The FuneralWhoever comes to shroud me, do not harm…24 lines
- The PrimroseUpon this Primrose hill,…30 lines
- The ProhibitionTake heed of loving me;…24 lines
- Woman's ConstancyNow thou hast loved me one whole day,…17 lines
- A Thing of Beauty (Endymion)A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:…23 lines
- Bards of Passion and of Mirth, written on the Blank Page before Beaumont and Fletcher's Tragi-Comedy 'The Fair Maid of the Inn'BARDS of Passion and of Mirth,…40 lines
- Give Me Women, Wine, and SnuffGIVE me women, wine, and snuff…6 lines
- Happy Is England! I Could Be ContentHappy is England! I could be content…14 lines
- In Drear-Nighted DecemberIn drear-nighted December,…24 lines
- Ode To AutumnSeason of mists and mellow fruitfulness,…33 lines
- StanzasIN a drear-nighted December,…24 lines
- To A Friend Who Sent Me Some RosesAs late I rambled in the happy fields,…14 lines
- To HomerStanding aloof in giant ignorance,…14 lines
- To HopeWhen by my solitary hearth I sit,…48 lines
- To My Brother GeorgeMany the wonders I this day have seen:…14 lines
- To My BrothersSmall, busy flames play through the fresh-laid coals,…14 lines
- Written On A Summer EveningThe church bells toll a melancholy round,…14 lines
- At A Solemn MusickBlest pair of Sirens, pledges of Heav'ns joy,…30 lines
- How Soon Hath TimeHow soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth,…14 lines
- On His Deceased WifeMETHOUGHT I saw my late espoused Saint…14 lines
- On the Religious Memory of Mrs. Catherine Thomson, my Christian Friend, Deceased Dec. 16, 1646When Faith and Love, which parted from thee never,…14 lines
- On TimeFly envious Time, till thou run out thy race,…22 lines
- Song On May MorningNow the bright morning Star, Dayes harbinger,…10 lines
- Sonnet 13XIII…17 lines
- The PassionI…68 lines
- A Game of FivesFive little girls, of Five, Four, Three, Two, One:…18 lines
- A Sea DirgeThere are certain things — as, a spider, a ghost,…48 lines
- A ValentineSent to a friend who had complained that I was glad enough to see…44 lines
- Another Acrostic ( In the style of Father William )"Are you deaf, Father William!" the young man said,…13 lines
- Brother And Sister"SISTER, sister, go to bed!…24 lines
- Lays of SorrowThe day was wet, the rain fell souse…69 lines
- Phantasmagoria CANTO VII ( Sad Souvenaunce )"WHAT'S this?" I pondered. "Have I slept?…50 lines
- The Palace of HumbugLays of Mystery,…60 lines
- When We Two PartedWhen we two parted…32 lines
- HayeswaterA region desolate and wild.…16 lines
- The Buried LifeLight flows our war of mocking words, and yet,…98 lines
- Ballade De Marguerite (Normande)I am weary of lying within the chase…46 lines
- Easter DayThe silver trumpets rang across the Dome:…14 lines
- ENDYMION (For music)The apple trees are hung with gold,…42 lines
- From Spring Days To Winter (For Music)In the glad springtime when leaves were green,…22 lines
- Nay, Lord, not thus! white lilies in the springSeven stars in the still water,…32 lines
- Roses And Rue(To L. L.)…69 lines
- Serenade (For Music)The western wind is blowing fair…40 lines
- To My Wife - With A Copy Of My PoemsI can write no stately proem…12 lines
- Common ThingsI like to hear of wealth and gold,…20 lines
- EncouragedBecause you love me I have much achieved,…4 lines
- EncouragementWHO dat knockin' at de do'?…56 lines
- Life's TragedyIt may be misery not to sing at all,…16 lines
- Little Brown BabyLittle brown baby wif spa'klin' eyes,…32 lines
- Merry AutumnIt's all a farce,—these tales they tell…40 lines
- My Little March GirlCome to the pane, draw the curtain apart,…24 lines
- Summer in the SouthThe Oriole sings in the greening grove…12 lines
- SympathyI know what the caged bird feels, alas!…21 lines
- A Bridal SongThe golden gates of Sleep unbar…18 lines
- A DirgeRough wind, that moanest loud…8 lines
- A Hate-SongA hater he came and sat by a ditch,…4 lines
- A LamentO world! O life! O time!…10 lines
- A Summer Evening ChurchyardLECHLADE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE.…31 lines
- An AllegoryA portal as of shadowy adamant…15 lines
- An ExhortationChameleons feed on light and air:…27 lines
- An Ode, Written October, 1819, Before the Spaniards Had Recovered Their LibertyArise, arise, arise!…35 lines
- Autumn: A DirgeThe warm sun is failing, the bleak wind is wailing,…22 lines
- BereavementHow stern are the woes of the desolate mourner,…16 lines
- Bigotry's VictimDares the lama, most fleet of the sons of the wind,…36 lines
- Buona Notte'Buona notte, buona notte!' — Come mai…12 lines
- Cancelled Passage of Mont BlancThere is a voice, not understood by all,…5 lines
- Cancelled Passage of the Ode to LibertyWithin a cavern of man's trackless spirit…7 lines
- Cancelled StanzaGather, O gather,…7 lines
- DeathDeath is here and death is there,…16 lines
- DespairAsk not the pallid stranger's woe,…28 lines
- Dirge for the YearOrphan Hours, the Year is dead,…24 lines
- EpitaphThese are two friends whose lives were undivided;…28 lines
- Epitaphium[LATIN VERSION OF THE EPITAPH IN GRAY'S ELEGY.]…25 lines
- Evening: Ponte Al Mare, PisaThe sun is set; the swallows are asleep;…24 lines
- Farewell to North DevonWhere man's profane and tainting hand…6 lines
- Feelings of a Republican on the Fall of BonaparteI hated thee, fallen tyrant! I did groan…14 lines
- From the Arabic: An ImitationMy faint spirit was sitting in the light…16 lines
- From the Greek of MoschusTan ala tan glaukan otan onemos atrema Balle — k.t.l.…15 lines
- From the Original Draft of the Poem to William ShelleyThe world is now our dwelling-place;…15 lines
- From Vergil's Fourth Georgic[VERSES 360 ET SEQ.]…22 lines
- From Vergil's Tenth Eclogue[VERSES 1-26.]…27 lines
- Good-NightGood-night? ah! no; the hour is ill…12 lines
- Homer's Hymn to Castor and PolluxYe wild-eyed Muses, sing the Twins of Jove,…22 lines
- Homer's Hymn to MinervaI sing the glorious Power with azure eyes,…20 lines
- Homer's Hymn to the Earth: Mother of AllO universal Mother, who dost keep…28 lines
- Homer's Hymn to the MoonDaughters of Jove, whose voice is melody,…29 lines
- Homer's Hymn to the SunOffspring of Jove, Calliope, once more…24 lines
- HopeAnd said I that all hope was fled,…24 lines
- Hymn of ApolloThe sleepless Hours who watch me as I lie,…36 lines
- Hymn of PanFrom the forests and highlands…36 lines
- In HorologiumInter marmoreas Leonorae pendula colles…4 lines
- Kissing HelenaFROM THE GREEK OF PLATO.…7 lines
- LibertyThe fiery mountains answer each other;…21 lines
- LinesThat time is dead for ever, child!…14 lines
- Lines to a CriticHoney from silkworms who can gather,…16 lines
- Lines to a ReviewerAlas, good friend, what profit can you see…13 lines
- Lines: 'We Meet Not As We Parted'We meet not as we parted,…25 lines
- Lines: 'When the Lamp Is Shattered'When the lamp is shattered…32 lines
- Lines Written During the Castlereagh AdministrationCorpses are cold in the tomb;…25 lines
- LoveWhy is it said thou canst not live…24 lines
- Love's RoseHopes, that swell in youthful breasts,…21 lines
- 'Mighty Eagle'SUPPOSED TO BE ADDRESSED TO WILLIAM GODWIN.…7 lines
- MusicI pant for the music which is divine,…22 lines
- MutabilityThe flower that smiles to-day…21 lines
- On a Faded VioletThe odour from the flower is gone…12 lines
- On an Icicle That Clung to the Grass of a GraveOh! take the pure gem to where southerly breezes,…35 lines
- On DeathTHERE IS NO WORK, NOR DEVICE, NOR KNOWLEDGE, NOR WISDOM,…32 lines
- On Fanny GodwinHer voice did quiver as we parted,…6 lines
- On Robert Emmet's Grave...…9 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
- Pan, Echo, and the SatyrFROM THE GREEK OF MOSCHUS.…13 lines
- Passage of the ApenninesListen, listen, Mary mine,…13 lines
- RemembranceSwifter far than summer's flight —…24 lines
- Similes for Two Political Characters of 1819As from an ancestral oak…21 lines
- SongFierce roars the midnight storm…24 lines
- Song From the Wandering JewSee yon opening flower…8 lines
- Song of Proserpine While Gathering Flowers on the Plain of EnnaSacred Goddess, Mother Earth,…12 lines
- Song to the Men of EnglandMen of England, wherefore plough…32 lines
- Song. Translated From the GermanAh! grasp the dire dagger and couch the fell spear,…16 lines
- Song. Translated From the ItalianOh! what is the gain of restless care,…12 lines
- SonnetFROM THE ITALIAN OF CAVALCANTI.…16 lines
- Sonnet: England in 1819An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying king, —…14 lines
- Sonnet. on Launching Some Bottles Filled With Knowledge into the Bristol ChannelVessels of heavenly medicine! may the breeze…14 lines
- Sonnet: Political GreatnessNor happiness, nor majesty, nor fame,…14 lines
- Sonnet. to a Balloon Laden With KnowledgeBright ball of flame that through the gloom of even…14 lines
- Sonnet to ByronIf I esteemed you less, Envy would kill…14 lines
- SorrowTo me this world's a dreary blank,…32 lines
- Spirit of PlatoFROM THE GREEK.…7 lines
- St. Irvyne's TowerHow swiftly through Heaven's wide expanse…24 lines
- StanzaIf I walk in Autumn's even…6 lines
- Stanza From a Translation of the Marseillaise HymnTremble, Kings despised of man!…9 lines
- Stanzas From Calderon's Cisma De InglaterraTRANSLATED BY MEDWIN AND CORRECTED BY SHELLEY.…17 lines
- Summer and WinterIt was a bright and cheerful afternoon,…18 lines
- The Aziola'Do you not hear the Aziola cry?…21 lines
- The Birth of PleasureAt the creation of the Earth…14 lines
- The CloudI bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers,…84 lines
- The DirgeOld winter was gone…24 lines
- The Drowned LoverAh! faint are her limbs, and her footstep is weary,…24 lines
- The Indian SerenadeI arise from dreams of thee…24 lines
- The Irishman's SongThe stars may dissolve, and the fountain of light…16 lines
- The IsleThere was a little lawny islet…11 lines
- The PastWilt thou forget the happy hours…12 lines
- The Same(As revised by Mr. C.D. Locock.)…36 lines
- The SolitaryDar'st thou amid the varied multitude…18 lines
- The Tower of FamineAmid the desolation of a city,…22 lines
- The Wandering Jew's SoliloquyIs it the Eternal Triune, is it He…29 lines
- The Waning MoonAnd like a dying lady, lean and pale,…6 lines
- The World's WanderersTell me, thou Star, whose wings of light…12 lines
- TimeUnfathomable Sea! whose waves are years,…10 lines
- Time Long PastLike the ghost of a dear friend dead…18 lines
- ToWhen passion's trance is overpast,…15 lines
- To a StarSweet star, which gleaming o'er the darksome scene…15 lines
- To ConstantiaThe rose that drinks the fountain dew…12 lines
- To Constantia: Stanzas 1 and 2As restored by Mr. C.D. Locock.…16 lines
- To Emilia VivianiMadonna, wherefore hast thou sent to me…14 lines
- To HarrietEver as now with Love and Virtue's glow…4 lines
- To IantheI love thee, Baby! for thine own sweet sake;…14 lines
- To IrelandBear witness, Erin! when thine injured isle…28 lines
- To Jane: 'The Keen Stars Were Twinkling'The keen stars were twinkling,…24 lines
- To MaryO Mary dear, that you were here…16 lines
- To Mary ShelleyMy dearest Mary, wherefore hast thou gone,…8 lines
- To Mary Who Died in This OpinionMaiden, quench the glare of sorrow…24 lines
- To-MorrowWhere art thou, beloved To-morrow?…6 lines
- To NightSwiftly walk o'er the western wave,…34 lines
- To Sophia [Miss Stacey]Thou art fair, and few are fairer…24 lines
- To the MoonArt thou pale for weariness…8 lines
- To the MoonbeamMoonbeam, leave the shadowy vale,…28 lines
- To the NileMonth after month the gathered rains descend…14 lines
- To William Shelley(With what truth may I say —…21 lines
- To WordsworthPoet of Nature, thou hast wept to know…14 lines
- Variation of the Song of the Moon("PROMETHEUS UNBOUND", ACT 4.)…15 lines
- Verses on a CatA cat in distress,…30 lines
- Victoria'Twas dead of the night, when I sat in my dwelling;…19 lines
- Loss And GainVirtue runs before the muse…16 lines
- MithridatesI cannot spare water or wine,…34 lines
- Ode To BeautyWho gave thee, O Beauty!…99 lines
- To EvaO Fair and stately maid, whose eye…24 lines
- A FaceIf one could have that little head of hers…22 lines
- A Light WomanSo far as our story approaches the end,…56 lines
- A Pretty WomanThat fawn-skin-dappled hair of hers,…72 lines
- A Toccata of Galuppi'sOh Galuppi, Baldassaro, this is very sad to find!…45 lines
- A WallO the old wall here! How I could pass…24 lines
- A Woman's Last WordLet's contend no more, Love,…40 lines
- Abt Vogler: After he has been extemporizing upon the musical instrument of his inventionWould that the structure brave, the manifold music I build,…96 lines
- Apparent FailureNo, for I'll save it! Seven years since…63 lines
- ApparitionsSuch a starved bank of moss…12 lines
- Cavalier TunesKentish Sir Byng stood for his King,…61 lines
- ConfessionsWhat is he buzzing in my ears?…36 lines
- "De Gustibus—"Your ghost will walk, you lover of trees,…46 lines
- Epilogue to "Asolando"At the midnight in the silence of the sleep-time,…20 lines
- Evelyn HopeBeautiful Evelyn Hope is dead!…56 lines
- Fears and ScruplesHere's my case. Of old I used to love him.…48 lines
- Home Thoughts, From AbroadOh, to be in England…20 lines
- Home-Thoughts, From the SeaNobly, nobly, Cape Saint Vincent to the Northwest died away;…7 lines
- How They Brought the Good News From Ghent to AixI sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he;…60 lines
- Incident of the French CampYou know, we French stormed Ratisbon:…40 lines
- Instans TyrannusOf the million or two, more or less,…72 lines
- Love Among the RuinsWhere the quiet-coloured end of evening smiles…84 lines
- MemorabiliaAh, did you once see Shelley plain,…16 lines
- MisconceptionsThis is a spray the bird clung to,…14 lines
- My Last DuchessThat's my last Duchess painted on the wall,…56 lines
- My StarAll that I know…13 lines
- Natural MagicAll I can say is — I saw it!…18 lines
- Porphyria's LoverThe rain set early in to-night,…60 lines
- ProspiceFear death? to feel the fog in my throat,…28 lines
- ProtusAmong these latter busts we count by scores,…57 lines
- Songs From Pippa PassesDay!…44 lines
- Summum BonumAll the breath and the bloom of the year in the bag of one bee:…8 lines
- The Boy and the AngelMorning, evening, noon, and night,…78 lines
- The Heretic's Tragedy: A Middle-Age InterludeThe Lord, we look to once for all,…92 lines
- The Laboratory (Ancien Regime)Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,…48 lines
- The Lost LeaderJust for a handful of silver he left us,…32 lines
- The Patriot: An Old StoryIt was roses, roses, all the way,…30 lines
- The TwinsGrand rough old Martin Luther…28 lines
- Time's RevengesI've a Friend, over the sea;…66 lines
- TraySing me a hero! Quench my thirst…46 lines
- Up at a Villa—Down in the City_(As distinguished by an Italian person of quality.)_…67 lines
- Why I am a Liberal"Why?" Because all I haply can and do,…14 lines
- Youth and ArtIt once might have been, once only:…68 lines
- A Mother’s Lament for her Son’s DeathFATE gave the word, the arrow sped,…16 lines
- A Prayer in the Prospect of DeathO THOU unknown, Almighty Cause…20 lines
- A Prayer under the Pressure of Violent AnguishO THOU Great Being! what Thou art,…16 lines
- A Rose-bud by my Early WalkA ROSE-BUD by my early walk,…24 lines
- A Tippling Ballad—When Princes and Prelates, etcWHEN Princes and Prelates,…21 lines
- A Winter NightWHEN biting Boreas, fell and dour,…96 lines
- Adam Armour’s PrayerGUDE pity me, because I’m little!…42 lines
- Ah, woe is me, my Mother dearAH, woe is me, my mother dear!…12 lines
- Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 1WHOM will you send to London town,…48 lines
- Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 2FY, let us a’ to Kirkcudbright,…96 lines
- Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 3’TWAS in the seventeen hunder year…68 lines
- Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 4WHA will buy my troggin, fine election ware,…37 lines
- Ballad on the American WarWHEN Guilford good our pilot stood…72 lines
- Birthday Ode for 31st December, 1787AFAR 1 the illustrious Exile roams,…60 lines
- Bonie Jean: A BalladTHERE was a lass, and she was fair,…48 lines
- Braw Lads o’ Gala WaterBRAW, braw lads on Yarrow-braes,…16 lines
- Caledonia: A BalladTHERE was once a day, but old Time wasythen young,…48 lines
- Composed in SpringAGAIN rejoicing Nature sees…38 lines
- Election Ballad for Westerha’THE LADDIES by the banks o’ Nith…23 lines
- Elegy on the Death of Sir James Hunter BlairTHE LAMP of day, with-ill presaging glare,…47 lines
- Epigram on a SuicideEARTH’D up, here lies an imp o’ hell,…4 lines
- Epigram on Francis Grose the AntiquaryTHE DEVIL got notice that Grose was a-dying…6 lines
- Epistle to Mrs. Scott of Wauchope HouseGUDEWIFE,I MIND it weel in early date,…70 lines
- Epitaph for Mr. William Michie, SchoolmasterHERE lie Willie Michie’s banes;…4 lines
- Epitaph for William Nicol, High School, EdinburghYE maggots, feed on Nicol’s brain,…4 lines
- Epitaph on a Lap-dogIN wood and wild, ye warbling throng,…8 lines
- Epitaph on my Ever Honoured FatherO YE whose cheek the tear of pity stains,…9 lines
- Farewell thou stream that winding flowsFAREWELL, thou stream that winding flows…24 lines
- Farewell to BallochmyleTHE CATRINE woods were yellow seen,…16 lines
- Farewell to ElizaFROM thee, Eliza, I must go,…16 lines
- Farewell to the Banks of AyrTHE GLOOMY night is gath’ring fast,…32 lines
- Farewell to the HighlandsFAREWELL to the Highlands, farewell to the North,…13 lines
- Gudewife, count the lawinGANE is the day, and mirk’s the night,…18 lines
- Here’s his Health in WaterALTHO’ my back be at the wa’,…12 lines
- I Gaed a Waefu’ Gate YestreenI GAED a waefu’ gate yestreen,…16 lines
- I hae a Wife o’ my AinI HAE a wife of my ain,…16 lines
- I Murder hateI MURDER hate by flood or field,…16 lines
- Impromptu on Mrs. Riddell’s BirthdayOLD Winter, with his frosty beard,…16 lines
- Inscription to Chloris’TIS Friendship’s pledge, my young, fair Friend,…24 lines
- John Barleycorn: A BalladTHERE was three kings into the east,…60 lines
- Lines to an Old SweetheartONCE fondly lov’d, and still remember’d dear,…8 lines
- Lord Gregory: A BalladO MIRK, mirk is this midnight hour,…24 lines
- Love in the Guise of FriendshipYOUR friendship much can make me blest,…8 lines
- M’Pherson’s FarewellFAREWELL, ye dungeons dark and strong,…28 lines
- My Father was a Farmer: A BalladMY father was a farmer upon the Carrick border, O,…36 lines
- My Wife’s a winsome wee thingChorus.—She is a winsome wee thing,…14 lines
- Nature’s Law: A PoemLET other heroes boast their scars,…48 lines
- Now Spring has clad the grove in greenNOW spring has clad the grove in green,…40 lines
- O aye my wife she dang meChorus—O aye my wife she dang me,…14 lines
- Ode for General Washington’s BirthdayNO Spartan tube, no Attic shell,…62 lines
- Ode, Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. Oswald of AuchencruiveDWELLER in yon dungeon dark,…31 lines
- On a Bank of FlowersON a bank of flowers, in a summer day,…36 lines
- On Scaring some Water-Fowl in Lock TuritWHY, ye tenants of the lake,…40 lines
- On the Birth of a Posthumous ChildSWEET flow’ret, pledge o’ meikle love,…24 lines
- On the late Captain Grose’s PeregrinationsHEAR, Land o’ Cakes, and brither Scots,…60 lines
- Prayer—O Thou Dread PowerO THOU dread Power, who reign’st above,…24 lines
- Sic a Wife as Willie hadWILLIE WASTLE dwalt on Tweed,…32 lines
- Sonnet on the Author’s BirthdaySING on, sweet thrush, upon the leafless bough,…14 lines
- Sylvander to ClarindaWHEN dear Clarinda, 1 matchless fair,…41 lines
- Tam GlenMY heart is a-breaking, dear Tittie,…32 lines
- The Charms of Lovely DaviesO HOW shall I, unskilfu’, try…32 lines
- The Dean of Faculty: A new BalladDIRE was the hate at old Harlaw,…40 lines
- The Deuks dang o’er my DaddieTHE BAIRNS gat out wi’ an unco shout,…16 lines
- The FarewellFAREWELL, old Scotia’s bleak domains,…28 lines
- The Farewell to the Brethren of St. James’s Lodge, TarboltonADIEU! a heart-warm fond adieu;…32 lines
- The Five Carlins: An Election BalladTHERE was five Carlins in the South,…97 lines
- The Flowery banks of CreeHERE is the glen, and here the bower…16 lines
- The Henpecked HusbandChorus.—Robin shure in hairst,…19 lines
- The Rantin Dog, the Daddie o’tO WHA my babie-clouts will buy?…16 lines
- The Rights of Women—Spoken by Miss FontenelleWHILE Europe’s eye is fix’d on mighty things,…38 lines
- The Rigs o’ BarleyIT was upon a Lammas night,…39 lines
- The Soldier’s Return: A BalladWHEN wild war’s deadly blast was blawn,…64 lines
- The Song of DeathFAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies,…16 lines
- The Whistle: A BalladI SING of a Whistle, a Whistle of worth,…72 lines
- The Winter it is PastTHE WINTER it is past, and the summer comes at last…8 lines
- The Winter of LifeBUT lately seen in gladsome green,…16 lines
- There’ll never be Peace till Jamie comes hameBY yon Castle wa’, at the close of the day,…16 lines
- Thine am I, my faithful FairTHINE am I, my faithful Fair,…16 lines
- To Mary in HeavenTHOU ling’ring star, with lessening ray,…32 lines
- Verses on Captain GroseKEN ye aught o’ Captain Grose?—Igo, and ago,…16 lines
- Winter: A DirgeTHE WINTRY west extends his blast,…24 lines
- Ye Jacobites by NameYE Jacobites by name, give an ear, give an ear,…20 lines
- A Christmas Carol, Sung to the King in the Presence at White-HallChorus.…44 lines
- A Dialogue Betwixt Himself and Mistress Elizawheeler, Under the Name of AmarillisMy dearest Love, since thou wilt go,…24 lines
- A Lyric to MirthWhile the milder fates consent,…14 lines
- A Thanksgiving to God for His HouseLord, Thou hast given me a cell…58 lines
- An Epitaph Upon a ChildVirgins promised when I died,…6 lines
- An Ode to Master Endymion Porter, Upon His Brother's DeathNot all thy flushing suns are set,…28 lines
- Another Grace For A ChildHere a little child I stand…6 lines
- Art Above Nature: to JuliaWhen I behold a forest spread…18 lines
- Comfort to a Youth That Had Lost His LoveWhat needs complaints,…24 lines
- Farewell Frost, or Welcome SpringFled are the frosts, and now the fields appear…22 lines
- His Mistress to Him at His FarewellYou may vow I'll not forget…16 lines
- His Prayer For AbsolutionFor those my unbaptized rhymes,…10 lines
- His Prayer To Ben JonsonWhen I a verse shall make,…12 lines
- How Springs Came FirstThese springs were maidens once that loved,…8 lines
- Life Is the Body's LightLife is the body's light; which, once declining,…6 lines
- Loss from the LeastGreat men by small means oft are overthrown;…2 lines
- Matins, or Morning PrayerWhen with the virgin morning thou dost rise,…8 lines
- Mrs Eliz: Wheeler, Under the Name of Thelost ShepherdessAmong the myrtles as I walk'd…22 lines
- No Fault in WomenNo fault in women, to refuse…16 lines
- Peace Not PermanentGreat cities seldom rest; if there be none…2 lines
- Soft MusicThe mellow touch of music most doth wound…2 lines
- The Apron of FlowersTo gather flowers, Sappha went,…12 lines
- The Ceremonies for Candlemas DayKindle the Christmas brand, and then…8 lines
- The Country LifeTO THE HONOURED MR ENDYMION PORTER, GROOM OF…78 lines
- The Definition of BeautyBeauty no other thing is, than a beam…2 lines
- The Funeral Rites of the RoseThe Rose was sick, and smiling died;…16 lines
- The Hock-cart, or Harvest HomeTo the Right Honourable Mildmay, Earl of Westmoreland…56 lines
- The Old Wives' PrayerHoly-Rood, come forth and shield…8 lines
- The Parliament of Roses to JuliaI dreamt the Roses one time went…10 lines
- The PrimroseAsk me why I send you here…12 lines
- The Succession of the Four Sweet MonthsFirst, April, she with mellow showers…8 lines
- Time was uponWrinkles no more are, or no less,…2 lines
- To a Gentlewoman, Objecting to Him Hisgray HairsAm I despised, because you say;…15 lines
- To Enjoy the TimeWhile fates permit us, let's be merry;…4 lines
- To HeavenOpen thy gates…8 lines
- To His Dying Brother, Master William HerrickLife of my life, take not so soon thy flight,…20 lines
- To his GirlsWanton wenches do not bring…4 lines
- To His Kinswoman, Mistress Susanna HerrickWhen I consider, dearest, thou dost stay…6 lines
- To His Saviour, a Child;a Present, by a ChildGo, pretty child, and bear this flower…18 lines
- To MusicBegin to charm, and as thou strok'st mine ears…6 lines
- To Music: a SongMusic, thou queen of heaven, care-charming spell,…6 lines
- To Music, to Becalm a Sweet Sick YouthCharms, that call down the moon from out her sphere,…8 lines
- To Music, to Becalm His FeverCharm me asleep, and melt me so…33 lines
- To Primroses Filled with Morning DewWhy do ye weep, sweet babes? can tears…28 lines
- To the Lady Crewe, Upon the Death of Her ChildWhy, Madam, will ye longer weep,…8 lines
- To the Rose: SongGo, happy Rose, and interwove…15 lines
- To the Water-nymphs Drinking at ThefountainReach with your whiter hands to me…8 lines
- To the Willow-treeThou art to all lost love the best,…16 lines
- Upon a ChildHere a pretty baby lies…4 lines
- Upon a Child That DiedHere she lies, a pretty bud,…6 lines
- Upon a Painted GentlewomanMen say you're fair; and fair ye are, 'tis true;…2 lines
- Upon His Sister-in-law, Mistress ElizabethherrickFirst, for effusions due unto the dead,…4 lines
- Upon Mrs Eliz. Wheeler, Under the Name OfamarillisSweet Amarillis, by a spring's…12 lines
- Upon RosesUnder a lawn, than skies more clear,…10 lines
- Upon the Loss of His MistressesI have lost, and lately, these…14 lines
- Why Flowers Change ColourThese fresh beauties, we can prove,…4 lines
- Autumn FiresIn the other gardens…12 lines
- Away With Funeral MusicAWAY with funeral music - set…4 lines
- Bed in SummerIn winter I get up at night…12 lines
- Behold, As Goblins Dark Of MienBEHOLD, as goblins dark of mien…24 lines
- Death, To The Dead For EvermoreDEATH, to the dead for evermore…25 lines
- Envoy For "A Child's Garden Of Verses"WHETHER upon the garden seat…44 lines
- FarewellFAREWELL, and when forth…10 lines
- Farewell to the FarmThe coach is at the door at last;…16 lines
- Flower God, God Of The SpringFLOWER god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful,…20 lines
- Foreign ChildrenLittle Indian, Sioux, or Crow,…20 lines
- God Gave To Me A Child In PartGOD gave to me a child in part,…16 lines
- Good and Bad ChildrenChildren, you are very little,…20 lines
- Hail! Childish Slave Of Social RulesHAIL! Childish slaves of social rules…56 lines
- Happy ThoughtThe world is so full of a number of things,…2 lines
- Home, My Little Children, Hear Are Songs For YouCOME, my little children, here are songs for you;…8 lines
- I Dreamed Of Forest Alleys fairI.…52 lines
- I WHo All The Winter ThroughI WHO all the winter through…12 lines
- If This Were FaithGod, if this were enough,…38 lines
- In The Green And Gallant SpringIN the green and gallant Spring,…8 lines
- Light As The Linnet On My Way I StartLIGHT as the linnet on my way I start,…5 lines
- Men Are Heaven's PiersMEN are Heaven's piers; they evermore…34 lines
- Music At The Villa MarinaFOR some abiding central source of power,…28 lines
- Over The Land Is AprilOVER the land is April,…19 lines
- Picture-Books in WinterSummer fading, winter comes —…20 lines
- PrayerI ASK good things that I detest,…20 lines
- RomanceI WILL make you brooches and toys for your delight…12 lines
- Since Thou Hast Given Me This Good Hope, O GodSINCE thou hast given me this good hope, O God,…16 lines
- Sonnet INOR judge me light, tho' light at times I seem,…14 lines
- Spring CarolWHEN loud by landside streamlets gush,…28 lines
- Spring SongTHE air was full of sun and birds,…12 lines
- St. Martin's SummerAS swallows turning backward…18 lines
- Summer SunGreat is the sun, and wide he goes…20 lines
- The Angler Rose, He Took His RodTHE angler rose, he took his rod,…4 lines
- The Bour-Tree DenCLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride,…96 lines
- The Dumb SoldierWhen the grass was closely mown,…36 lines
- The FlowersAll the names I know from nurse:…16 lines
- The MoonThe moon has a face like the clock in the hall;…12 lines
- The Summer Sun Shone Round MeTHE summer sun shone round me,…12 lines
- The Wind Is Without There And Howls In The TreesTHE wind is without there and howls in the trees,…32 lines
- To Friends At HomeTO friends at home, the lone, the admired, the lost…6 lines
- To My MotherYou too, my mother, read my rhymes…4 lines
- To My Name-Child1…22 lines
- When The Sun Come After RainWHEN the sun comes after rain…16 lines
- Winter-TimeLate lies the wintry sun a-bed,…20 lines
- A Farewell to False LoveFarewell, false love, the oracle of lies,…30 lines
- Farewell to the CourtLike truthless dreams, so are my joys expir'd,…14 lines
- LifeWhat is our life? A play of passion,…10 lines
- Nature that Washed Her Hands in MilkNature, that washed her hands in milk,…36 lines
- Song of MyselfI was a Poet!…42 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
- A man went before a strange GodA man went before a strange God —…14 lines
- A spirit spedA spirit sped…22 lines
- "And the sins of the fathers shall be""And the sins of the fathers shall be…10 lines
- Ay, workman, make me a dreamAy, workman, make me a dream,…7 lines
- God lay dead in heavenGod lay dead in heaven;…18 lines
- "I have heard the sunset song of the birches,""I have heard the sunset song of the birches,…10 lines
- I was in the darknessI was in the darkness;…5 lines
- In a lonely placeIn a lonely place,…11 lines
- In heavenIn heaven,…18 lines
- "It was wrong to do this," said the angel"It was wrong to do this," said the angel.…10 lines
- Once I saw mountains angryOnce I saw mountains angry,…11 lines
- Places among the starsPlaces among the stars,…12 lines
- Supposing that I should have the courageSupposing that I should have the courage…10 lines
- The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-topThe chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top…13 lines
- The successful man has thrust himselfThe successful man has thrust himself…24 lines
- The trees in the garden rained flowersThe trees in the garden rained flowers.…28 lines
- There was a man and a womani…23 lines
- Tradition, thou art for suckling childrenTradition, thou art for suckling children,…5 lines
- Two or three angelsTwo or three angels…8 lines
- Upon the road of my lifeUpon the road of my life,…19 lines
- When a people reach the top of a hillWhen a people reach the top of a hill,…34 lines
- Ode On The SpringLo! where the rosy-bosomed Hours,…50 lines
- The Fatal SistersNow the storm begins to lower,…64 lines
- A Boston Ballad, 1854TO get betimes in Boston town, I rose this morning early;…49 lines
- A Woman Waits for MeA WOMAN waits for me—she contains all, nothing is lacking,…48 lines
- Adieu to a SoldierADIEU, O soldier!…17 lines
- An Old Man’s Thought of SchoolAN old man’s thought of School;…20 lines
- Ashes of SoldiersASHES of soldiers!…43 lines
- Beautiful WomenWOMEN sit, or move to and fro—some old, some young;…2 lines
- From Paumanok StartingFROM Paumanock starting, I fly like a bird,…12 lines
- Full of Life, NowFULL of life, now, compact, visible,…8 lines
- Gods1…32 lines
- I Dream’d in a DreamI DREAM’D in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of…7 lines
- Italian Music in DakotaTHROUGH the soft evening air enwrinding all,…17 lines
- Locations and TimesLOCATIONS and times—what is it in me that meets them all, whenever and wherever, and…4 lines
- Longings for HomeO MAGNET-SOUTH! O glistening, perfumed South! My South!…50 lines
- Look Down, Fair MoonLOOK down, fair moon, and bathe this scene;…4 lines
- Mother and BabeI SEE the sleeping babe, nestling the breast of its mother;…2 lines
- Native MomentsNATIVE moments! when you come upon me—Ah you are here now!…14 lines
- O Me! O Life!O ME! O life!... of the questions of these recurring;…12 lines
- O Sun of Real PeaceO SUN of real peace! O hastening light!…15 lines
- On Journeys Through The StatesON journeys through the States we start,…16 lines
- On the Beach at Night, AloneON the beach at night alone,…17 lines
- Pensive on Her Dead Gazing, I Heard the Mother of AllPENSIVE, on her dead gazing, I heard the Mother of All,…21 lines
- Poem of Remembrance for a Girl or a BoyYOU just maturing youth! You male or female!…33 lines
- Prayer of ColumbusA BATTER’D, wreck’d old man,…69 lines
- Primeval my Love for the Woman I LovePRIMEVAL my love for the woman I love,…6 lines
- Spain 1873–’74OUT of the murk of heaviest clouds,…15 lines
- Spontaneous MeSPONTANEOUS me, Nature,…61 lines
- That Music Always Round MeTHAT music always round me, unceasing, unbeginning—yet long untaught I did not hear;…13 lines
- The Ship StartingLO! the unbounded sea!…6 lines
- There was a Child went ForthTHERE was a child went forth every day;…73 lines
- These, I, Singing in SpringTHESE, I, singing in spring, collect for lovers,…40 lines
- This Moment, Yearning and ThoughtfulTHIS moment yearning and thoughtful, sitting alone,…12 lines
- To a Locomotive in WinterTHEE for my recitative!…26 lines
- Unfolded Out of the FoldsUNFOLDED out of the folds of the woman, man comes unfolded, and is always to…20 lines
- Unnamed LandsNATIONS ten thousand years before These States, and many times ten thousand years before…44 lines
- Warble for Lilac-TimeWARBLE me now, for joy of Lilac-time,…38 lines
- Weave in, Weave in, My Hardy LifeWEAVE in! weave in, my hardy life!…11 lines
- What General has a Good ArmyWHAT General has a good army in himself, has a good army;…5 lines
- When I heard at the Close of the DayWHEN I heard at the close of the day how my name had been receiv’d with plaudits in the…27 lines
- Whispers of Heavenly DeathWHISPERS of heavenly death, murmur’d I hear;…12 lines
- A Divine ImageCruelty has a human heart,…8 lines
- A DreamOnce a dream did weave a shade…20 lines
- A Little Boy Lost"Nought loves another as itself,…24 lines
- A Little Girl LostChildren of the future age,…34 lines
- A Poison TreeI was angry with my friend:…16 lines
- A SongSweet dreams, form a shade…32 lines
- Ah SunflowerAh Sunflower, weary of time,…8 lines
- Divine ImageTo Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love,…20 lines
- Earth's AnswerEarth raised up her head…25 lines
- Holy ThursdayIs this a holy thing to see…16 lines
- Infant Joy"I have no name;…12 lines
- Infant SorrowMy mother groaned, my father wept:…8 lines
- Laughing SongWhen the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,…12 lines
- LondonI wandered through each chartered street,…16 lines
- My Pretty Rose TreeA flower was offered to me,…8 lines
- NightThe sun descending in the west,…48 lines
- Nurse's SongWhen the voices of children are heard on the green,…16 lines
- On Another's SorrowCan I see another's woe,…36 lines
- Songs of Experience: IntroductionHear the voice of the Bard,…20 lines
- Songs of Innocence: IntroductionPiping down the valleys wild,…20 lines
- Spring Sound the flute!…27 lines
- The AngelI dreamt a dream! What can it mean?…16 lines
- The BlossomMerry, merry sparrow!…12 lines
- The Book of Thel. Part IThe daughters of Mne Seraphim led round their sunny flocks,…43 lines
- The Book of Thel. Part IIO little Cloud the virgin said, I charge thee to tell me…31 lines
- The Book of Thel. Part IIIThen Thel astonish'd view'd the Worm upon its dewy bed.…29 lines
- The Book of Thel. Part IVThe eternal gates terrific porter lifted the northern bar:…22 lines
- The Chimney SweeperA little black thing in the snow,…12 lines
- The Clod and the Pebble"Love seeketh not itself to please,…12 lines
- The Echoing GreenThe sun does arise,…30 lines
- The FlyLittle Fly,…20 lines
- The Garden of LoveI laid me down upon a bank,…20 lines
- The Human AbstractPity would be no more…24 lines
- The Lamb Little Lamb, who made thee…20 lines
- The LilyThe modest Rose puts forth a thorn,…4 lines
- The Little Black BoyMy mother bore me in the southern wild,…28 lines
- The Little Boy FoundThe little boy lost in the lonely fen,…8 lines
- The Little Boy Lost"Father, father, where are you going?…8 lines
- The Little Girl FoundAll the night in woe…52 lines
- The Little Girl LostIn futurity…52 lines
- The Little VagabondDear mother, dear mother, the Church is cold;…16 lines
- The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: The ArgumentRintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burden'd air,…22 lines
- The SchoolboyI love to rise on a summer morn,…30 lines
- The ShepherdHow sweet is the Shepherd's sweet lot!…8 lines
- The Sick RoseO rose, thou art sick!…8 lines
- The TygerTyger, tyger, burning bright…24 lines
- The Voice of the Ancient BardYouth of delight! come hither…11 lines
- Thel's MottoDoes the Eagle know what is in the pit?…4 lines
- To TirzahWhate'er is born of mortal birth…16 lines
- I Wandered Lonely As A CloudI wandered lonely as a cloud…24 lines
- Lines Written In Early SpringI heard a thousand blended notes,…24 lines
- Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry NowLoveliest of trees, the cherry now…12 lines
- To an Athlete Dying YoungThe time you won your town the race…28 lines
- Break, Break, BreakBreak, break, break,…16 lines
- Crossing the BarSunset and evening star,…17 lines
- The EagleHe clasps the crag with crooked hands;…6 lines
- To His Coy MistressHad we but World enough, and Time,…46 lines
- EchoCome to me in the silence of the night;…18 lines
- In the Bleak Midwinter1. In the bleak mid-winter…40 lines
- Up-HillDoes the road wind up-hill all the way?…16 lines
- AloneReading of the poem "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe…22 lines
- Afternoon on a HillI will be the gladdest thing…12 lines
- First FigMy candle burns at both ends;…4 lines
- TravelThe railroad track is miles away,…12 lines
- Rock Me to SleepBackward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight,…48 lines
- SolitudeLaugh, and the world laughs with you;…24 lines
- No Coward Soul Is MineThe following are the last lines my sister Emily ever wrote.…29 lines
- A Bird came down the WalkA BIRD came down the walk:…20 lines
- A narrow Fellow in the GrassOccasionally rides;…23 lines
- Because I could not stop for DeathBecause I could not stop for Death,…20 lines
- I heard a Fly buzz — when I diedI HEARD a fly buzz when I died;…16 lines
- I taste a liquor never brewedI TASTE a liquor never brewed,…16 lines
- If I can stop one Heart from breakingIf I can stop one heart from breaking,…7 lines
- I'm Nobody! Who are you?I'm nobody! Who are you?…8 lines
- The Brain — is wider than the SkyThe brain is wider than the sky,…12 lines
- There is no Frigate like a BookTo take us lands away,…4 lines
- There's a certain Slant of lightThere's a certain slant of light,…16 lines
- Wild Nights — Wild Nights!Wild nights! Wild nights!…12 lines
- The Arrow and the SongI shot an arrow into the air,…13 lines
- The Star (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)Twinkle, twinkle, little star,…20 lines
- TreesI THINK that I shall never see…12 lines
- Abou Ben AdhemAbou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)…18 lines
- Dover BeachThe sea is calm to-night.…37 lines
- RequiescatTread lightly, she is near…21 lines
- We Wear the MaskWe wear the mask that grins and lies,…15 lines
- Concord HymnBy the rude bridge that arched the flood,…16 lines
- Pippa's SongPippa…10 lines
- To a MouseWee, sleekit, cow'rin', tim'rous beastie,…48 lines
- Acquainted with the NightI have been one acquainted with the night.…14 lines
- Dust of SnowThe way a crow…8 lines
- Fire and IceSome say the world will end in fire,…9 lines
- Nothing Gold Can StayNature's first green is gold,…8 lines
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningWhose woods these are I think I know.…16 lines
- The PastureI'm going out to clean the pasture spring;…8 lines
- The Road Not TakenTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,…20 lines
- Delight in DisorderDelight in Disorder. Alfred Pollard, ed. 1898. The Hesperides & Noble Numbers.…2 lines
- My ShadowI HAVE a little shadow that goes in and out with me,…16 lines
- RequiemUnder the wide and starry sky,…8 lines
- The Land of NodFrom breakfast on through all the day…16 lines
- If—If you can keep your head when all about you…32 lines
- Mother o' MineIf I were hanged on the highest hill,…11 lines
- BarterLife has loveliness to sell,…18 lines
- I Shall Not CareTeasdale, Sara (1915), "I Shall Not Care" in Rivers to the Sea.…2 lines
- The LookStrephon kissed me in the spring,…8 lines
- "There Will Come Soft Rains"There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,…12 lines
- The Nymph's Reply to the ShepherdIf all the world and love were young,…24 lines
- The Darkling ThrushI leant upon a coppice gate…32 lines
- The Man He Killed'Had he and I but met…20 lines
- I Remember, I RememberI remember, I remember…32 lines
- LeisureWhat is this life if, full of care,…14 lines
- Dulce et Decorum EstBent double, like old beggars under sacks,…28 lines
- An Irish Airman Foresees His DeathI know that I shall meet my fate…16 lines
- The Lake Isle of InnisfreeI will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,…12 lines
- The Second ComingTurning and turning in the widening gyre…22 lines
- The Song of Wandering AengusI went out to the hazel wood,…24 lines
- InvictusOut of the night that covers me,…16 lines
- My Heart Leaps UpMy heart leaps up when I behold…9 lines