Poems by Francis Jammes

Poems by Francis Jammes

The Farmer's Daughter, by Francis Jammes

AND the Church bells rang merrily, for they
Rang o'er the farmer's daughter's wedding-day.
The...

Do Not Console Me, by Francis Jammes

DO not console me. I should not have heard.
If dreams, which were the only wealth I wist,
Lea...

The Dead Child, by Francis Jammes

A small house with a dog in front..
O my love! Tonight, this rose is wet.
In the big park, by...

The Cricket's Song, by Francis Jammes

LAST night the cricket sang when all was still.
I cannot tell you what he sang about.
His singi...

By the Yawning Door, by Francis Jammes

By the yawning door, thick and studded and painted in green,
I saw a square of light which fe...