627 Cjratia Plena Annunciation of Divine delight, When in the windless evening came a voice Heard only of those virgin ears, which said: "Hail to thee full of grace and Mother of The God That...
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Heliodore O lucid sapphire of the Autumn noon Clear as those jewels from which heavenly walls Are built, from thee an azure shining falls, Tinging the Earth with blueness and a tune, Of...
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V\(ursery Tales In a town of scarlet roofs the glassy bells Surge slowly in the long grey evening, The air seems poignant with serene farewells, The sky speaks in the silver bells that...
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The Earth to the Young Day Arise, arise, bathe in the dew-streams of morning, My young beloved; The stars have paled beyond the gentle fountains, Cock-crow is over and the Lord Apollo Wheels in...
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February 20, 1929 THE COMMONWEAL 4S9 POEMS ...
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To Motor Cars Will the day come when it means Nothing to me?—these machines Smooth and ominous as guns, Running as the antelope runs, Strong as elephants, by a touch Spurred or curbed, and...
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Ears While I was resting in the shade, She climbed into the carob tree. But suddenly she cried to me: "Come, get me! I'm afraid!" The carob tree grows trunk by trunk. And in between them she...
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'^Remembrance A night of watching stars and tides That whispered in the dark; Do you remember how we turned Into the silent park? I wonder now, across the world. If there are other gems As...
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<iJtQountains This bridge with stone is pillared under. Across the arch the traffic shrills; Beneath, the cars and engines thunder, And the river. Between the hills The valley listens and the...
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717 The Lesser Aves A veiled and gemmed and tiared Queen Burns proudly from the golden walls, A rain of pearls about her falls, Her robes glow stiff with royalty, Her crown's on fire with...
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