Poems by William Barnes
The Sheperd Bwoy
... Where noo tree vor a sheäde but the thorn is a-vound, ...
The Woddy Hollow
... When whisslèn bwoys, an' rott'lèn ploughs ...
True Love
... Woone mwore's a-mark'd in God's good thought, ...
Sleep Did Come Wi The Dew
... Vrom mornèn drough the whole day's length, ...
Oben Vields
... An' leäve, at night, the vootless groves, ...
Farmers Son
... There's narn that's half so light o' heart, ...
The Linden On The Lawn
... The nightèngeäle's sh'ill zong, that broke ...
John Bloom In Lonon
... " "Well," answer'd Bloom, "to meäke that square, ...
Brookwell
... An' mounds wi' mæsh, an' rocks wi' flow'rs, ...
Thissledown
... The plaïn ha' brightness wi' his strife, ...
Woone Smile Mwore
... Drough window-panes, that I could zee,&emsp ...
The Zummer Hedge
... How cool's the sheäde, or warm's the lewth, ...
The Turnstile
... his last white earms, an' they stood still ...
Bad News
... Though it brighten'd their tears as they vell, ...
A Good Father
... Still tread the road that he've a-trod, ...