Poems by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
For Four Guilds: II. The Bridge-Builders
... Of his throne were the thunders ...
The Hope Of The Streets
... The lips that gape give back, the hands that grope, ...
A Christmas Carol
... ) The Christ-child stood at Mary's knee, ...
Ecclesiastes
... There is one creed: neath no world-terrors wing ...
The Outlaw
... Wine and death as heaven pours-- ...
The Hunting Of The Dragon
... For the horn was blown in the heart of the night ...
A Second Childhood
... Strange crawling carpets of the grass, ...
'Vulgarised'
... Some of Love's chosen broke the girth, ...
Sonnet To A Stilton Cheese
... Shrink, like this cheese that crumbles to its core ...
To Hilaire Belloc
... The lit straight streets shot out and met ...
A Song Of Swords
... But the kings and crowds are holding their breath, ...
Antichrist, or the Reunion of Christendom: An Ode
... "A Bill which has shocked the conscience of every Christian community ...
Envoy
... You scarce had guessed yon crimson streaks ...
Answers to the Poets
... ed strain'Twixt thee and Kings a never-failing bond Swells not the less their carnage o'er the plain ...
