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A sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women
Lady of the Mere,
Sole-sitting by the shores of old romance.
Sole-sitting by the shores of old romance.
A narrow Girdle of rough Stones and Crags
She lived unknown, and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and oh
The difference to me!
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and oh
The difference to me!
She dwelt among the untrodden ways
She dwelt among the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
A maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love.
Beside the springs of Dove,
A maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love.
She dwelt among the untrodden ways
The stars of midnight shall be dear
To her; and she shall lean her ear
In many a secret place
Where rivulets dance their wayward round,
And beauty born of murmuring sound
Shall pass into her face.
To her; and she shall lean her ear
In many a secret place
Where rivulets dance their wayward round,
And beauty born of murmuring sound
Shall pass into her face.
Three years she grew in Sun and Shower
It's certain that fine women eat
A crazy salad with their meat.
A crazy salad with their meat.
Michael Robartes and the Dancer, 1921. A Prayer for My Daughter
Round and round, like a dance of snow
In a dazzling drift, as its guardians, go
Floating the women faded for ages,
Sculptured in stone on the poet's pages.
In a dazzling drift, as its guardians, go
Floating the women faded for ages,
Sculptured in stone on the poet's pages.
Women and Roses
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