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Ode

We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale… Read more “Ode”

November 14, 2016January 8, 2018 by Jim Cox

Little Gray Songs from St. Joseph’s

I With cassock black, baret and book, Father Saran goes by; I think he goes to say a prayer For one who has to die. Even so,… Read more “Little Gray Songs from St. Joseph’s”

November 13, 2016January 8, 2018 by Jim Cox

A Memory

Four ducks on a pond, A grass-bank beyond, A blue sky of spring, White clouds on the wing; What a little thing To remember for years— To… Read more “A Memory”

November 12, 2016January 8, 2018 by Jim Cox

She Was a Phantom of Delight

She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleam’d upon my sight; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment’s ornament: Her eyes as stars of… Read more “She Was a Phantom of Delight”

November 11, 2016January 8, 2018 by Jim Cox

Souls

My Soul goes clad in gorgeous things, Scarlet and gold and blue; And at her shoulder sudden wings Like long flames flicker through. And she is swallow-fleet, and… Read more “Souls”

November 10, 2016March 11, 2017 by Jim Cox

The Water Mill

Oh! listen to the water mill, through all the livelong day, As the clicking of the wheels wears hour by hour away; How languidly the autumn wind… Read more “The Water Mill”

November 9, 2016January 8, 2018 by Jim Cox

Love’s Philosophy

The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the ocean, The winds of heaven mix for ever With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world… Read more “Love’s Philosophy”

November 8, 2016January 8, 2018 by Jim Cox

You Kissed Me

You kissed me! My head drooped low on your breast With a feeling of shelter and infinite rest, While the holy emotions my tongue dared not speak,… Read more “You Kissed Me”

November 7, 2016January 8, 2018 by Jim Cox

My Captain

Out of the night that dazzles me, Bright as the sun from pole to pole, I thank the God I know to be For Christ the conqueror… Read more “My Captain”

November 6, 2016November 9, 2016 by Jim Cox

You Never Can Tell

  You never can tell when you send a word, Like an arrow shot from a bow By an archer blind, be it cruel or kind, Just… Read more “You Never Can Tell”

November 5, 2016October 30, 2016 by Jim Cox

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