Poems by Dora Sigerson Shorter
The Prayer
... " "Open the windows of the night," said the Good God, ...
The Woman Who Went To Hell [An Irish Legend]
... " he said, Twice seven long years I mourned you well ...
Sanctuary
... " Neighbour, your mercy! A heart of love is here, ...
The Two Nests
... The wise thrush, the wise thrush, she lingered and she spied ...
Innocence
... White rose must die all in the youth and beauty of the year ...
The Four Children
... Where yew trees wave and their dark leaves shed ...
Empire Building
... Ah, no, we'll never like you, Hodge, your ways are crude, ...
The Secret
... It is in the perfumed pine, the tasselled pine, the swaying pine, ...
When The Dark Comes
... " I pray; No answer from the night, ...
The Rape Of The Barons Wine
... They searched behind the hogshead, where ...
The Poisoned Arrow
... I stooped to find his hurt with searching hand ...
The West Wind
... Then blow, sweet breath of the south, ...
The Sister
... The splendid life against your knee, the wind's hand in your hair, ...
At Pompeii
... Full of the morning's hope, and love and joy, ...
The Ballad Of The Little Black Hound
... Then the fair young wife took the black hound's throat ...
