Poems begining by W
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Will and Testament
© Isabella Whitney
The Aucthour (though loth to leave the Citie)vpon her Friendes procurement, is constrainedto departe: wherfore (she fayneth as she would die)and maketh her WYLL and Testæment, as foloweth:With large Legacies of such Goods and richeswhich she moste aboundantly hath left behind her:and therof maketh LONDON sole executor to seher Legacies performed
Who Is It?
© Albert Durrant Watson
If he has to, he will not, He will if he mustn't;He does if he shouldn't And should if he doesn't.
Working Class
© Warr Bertram
We have heard no nightingales singingin cool, dim lane, where eveningcomes like a procession through the aisles at passion-tide,filling the church with quiet prayer dressed in white
Wind from the Sea
© Thorley Wilfred Charles
Weary is the flesh, alas! with many books the eyes are dim
When thou art old and bye the fire alone
© Thorley Wilfred Charles
When thou art old and bye the fire alone Bent o'er the candle thou dost twirl the skeine, Then shalt thou quaver, with bewilder'd brayneHowe Ronsard sang thy lovelinesse long gone
Whilst Shepherds Watch'd
© Nahum Tate
Whilst Shepherds watch'd their flocks by night, All seated on the ground,The Angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around.
Woodbine Willie
© Studdert Kennedy Geoffrey Anketell
They gave me this name like their nature, Compacted of laughter and tears,A sweet that was born of the bitter, A joke that was torn from the years
What's the Good?
© Studdert Kennedy Geoffrey Anketell
Well, I've done my bit o' scrappin', And I've done in quite a lot;Nicked 'em neatly wiv my bayonet, So I needn't waste a shot
War
© Studdert Kennedy Geoffrey Anketell
There's a soul in the Eternal,Standing stiff before the King
War Song of the Embattled Finns
© Stallworthy Jon
Snow inexhaustiblyfalling on snow! Those whomwe fight are so many,Finland so small,where shall we ever find roomto bury them all?
Watering the Horse
© Robert Bly
How strange to think of giving up all ambition!
Suddenly I see with such clear eyes
The white flake of snow
That has just fallen in the horse's mane!
Wicked and the Righteous
© The Bible
“The wicked one is borrowing and does not pay back,
But the righteous one is showing favor and is making gifts.”—Ps. 37:21.
Worn Out
© Siddall Elizabeth
Thy strong arms are around me, love My head is on thy breast;Low words of comfort come from thee Yet my soul has no rest.
Wedding
© Shields Carol
The bride stands in whitefullness on the church stepswhile cameras catch a mixedshow of joy and bafflement,sunshine and blinked-back surpriseat the suddenly unfurledafternoon of sentiment
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
© Scriven Joseph Medlicott
What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear;What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer
Was
© Scott Francis Reginald
Was is an Is that died in our careless handsand would not stay in its niche of time.
When I am Old --
© Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
When I am old and drenched in worlds of sadness, And wear a lacy cap upon my head;When, looking past the future's singing gladness, I linger, wistful, in the years long dead
