Roofs of Gold, Poems to Read AloudPadraic Colum An anthology of poems chosen for their striking imagery, picturesqueness, action and humor. |
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... blue or shore - sea green , Still patterned with the vine and grapes in gold . But I have seen , Pointing her shapely shadows from the dawn An image tumbled on a rose - swept bay ; A drowsy ship of some yet older day ; And , wonder's ...
... blue or shore - sea green , Still patterned with the vine and grapes in gold . But I have seen , Pointing her shapely shadows from the dawn An image tumbled on a rose - swept bay ; A drowsy ship of some yet older day ; And , wonder's ...
Page 69
... Blue , glossy green , and velvet black , They coil'd and swam ; and every Was a flash of golden fire . O happy living things ! No tongue Their beauty might declare : A spring of love gush'd from my heart , And I bless'd them unaware ...
... Blue , glossy green , and velvet black , They coil'd and swam ; and every Was a flash of golden fire . O happy living things ! No tongue Their beauty might declare : A spring of love gush'd from my heart , And I bless'd them unaware ...
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... blue , bending behind him , cuts his hair with her cheap shears . The arrow's electric red always reaches its mark , successful neon ! He coughs , impressed by that precision . His child's forehead , forever protected by his cap , is ...
... blue , bending behind him , cuts his hair with her cheap shears . The arrow's electric red always reaches its mark , successful neon ! He coughs , impressed by that precision . His child's forehead , forever protected by his cap , is ...
Contents
Introduction by PADRAIC COLUM | 3 |
The Isles of Greece GEORGE GORDON LORD BYRON | 14 |
The Harp That Once Through Taras Halls | 20 |
Copyright | |
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A. E. HOUSMAN Alexander Selkirk Annabel Lee ballad Barmacides battle beautiful Annabel Lee Bells of Shandon bird blow bright bugle Burial of Sir Captain chamber door cloud Collected Poems dance dark dead deep doth dream dying echoes fear Felix Randal flew FRANCIS MAHONY galloped Gilpin golden green Growltiger hair hand hath hear heard heart heaven horse JAMES CLARENCE MANGAN JAMES STEPHENS King land light long thoughts look LORD loud mist moon morning Muriel Rukeyser ne'er never night o'er PADRAIC COLUM Persian pipe poet Quoth Raven round sails Samian wine ship shore Siberia's wastes sighed sing Sir John Moore Sir Patrick Spens sleep snow song soul sound stars stood sweet tell thee THOMAS CAMPBELL thou thoughts of youth tree Twas voice W. B. YEATS waves Wedding-Guest WILLIAM COWPER wind wind's youth are long