Poems by Dora Sigerson Shorter
Daisies
... For the warm breath that wooed you to life groweth chill ...
The Youth Bewitched
... But when I raised my frightened eyes ...
The Tempest
... What have the tossing waves found for their play ...
A Tragi-Comedy
... The cause, the same that shook the skies, ...
Out With The World
... From tangled boughs that young buds share ...
The Beggar Maid
... " "My daughter," said the gipsy, "he'll clothe you all in white, ...
Seeking
... There I cannot seek thee, O my love! ...
The Foolish Old Man
... Cried he, "Rash youth, since you dare to nurse ...
The Defenders
... On Youth's sweet hours, or lay Hope's castle low ...
An Irish Blackbird
... "Hush!" he sings, "with night-time ...
What We Must Do
... And yet they reach the heights of life, ...
A Bird From The West
... Long I wept: You used to love me, love me once again!" ...
Conscription
... Slay the wild beast that creeps to bring her doom ...
A Summers Day
... Lip-pledged, but, you'll say ere your drinking, ...
I Prayed So Eagerly
... Goodbye! Fates smile for me, dreamed I ...
