Poems by Sidney Lanier
Marsh Hymns
... Through heaven and earth -- 'twere thou, O light!O rhapsody of the wraith of red, ...
Martha Washington
... Written for the "Martha Washington Court Journal" ...
My Springs
... And loves for Magdalen and Ruth,Dear eyes, dear eyes and rare complete -- ...
Night
... The wild Night drinks all up: how her eyes shine!Now the swift sail of straining life is furled, ...
Night And Day
... O, Moors are as fierce to kill as to wed! ...
Nilsson
... White-hot of soul, white-chaste of mien,On Music's heart doth Nilsson dwell ...
Nirvana
... That stirred long race-wars betwixt States and States ...
Ode To The Johns Hopkins University
... Of Fame, -- Bring Shakespeare back, a man and not a name, -- ...
On A Palmetto
... All sea-breaths, land-breaths, systol, diastol, ...
On Huntingdon's "Miranda"
... The storm hath blown thee a lover, sweet, ...
On Violet's Wafers, Sent Me When I Was Ill
... thus men see, Like Violet's self e'en Violet's wafers be ...
Opposition
... for these Bank-in the current of the will ...
Our Hills
... Of days that stained your robes with stains like these!Sleep on, ye hills! ...
Owl Against Robin
... rare, to sail Aslant with the hill and a-curve with the vale, -- ...
Resurrection
... -- Let the winds come from the moor and sigh and shiver, ...
