Poems by Seaman Owen
A Ballad of a Bun
... art, And left my womanhood foredone,When first I trafficked in the mart All for a mess of Bodley bun ...
"The Guineas"
... due,Who had broken the record, and several teeth,In conveying their yellow-boys home from the Heath ...
The Links of Love
... horn, Or up a figurative tree,What matter, when my love has sworn To halve the round of life with me ...
A New Profession
... he prospect serves to stem his fearHe'll stand his son the entrance fee,And you shall join, a paid M ...
Pro Patria
... m their prowess and their pride,Your warrior sons, to whom in this high test Our fortunes we confide ...
A Song of Renunciation
... y a party Called Something Mackay!When erased are the records, and rotten The meshes of memory's net ...
Thomas of the Light Heart
... day-long road, And, when the chilly shadows fallAnd heavier hangs the weary load, Is he down-hearted ...
To Julia in Shooting Togs
... ng breeze,Lord! how they playfully do easeThe urgent knocking of her knees!Lengthways curtailè ...
To Julia under Lock and Key
... key,She may not taste of liberty,Not though she suffer from the gout,Unless I choose to let her out ...
