Poems by George Houghton

Poems by George Houghton

The Red Rider, by George Houghton

They fetched the fierce pretender
A captive to King Thorald's hall,
And king and all his court...

The Reaper, by George Houghton

The wheat-stalks are heavy and white,
They slant beside the wall,
And lean against each other...

Niagara, by George Houghton

Idol I found thee, unfeeling, challenging man but to mock him,
Whispering to one that is weak...

The Nest in the Haw, by George Houghton

I A haw, with branches of bloom;
And a bird on the topmost,
Sitting and swinging,
And mer...

Four-Leaf Clover, by George Houghton

"If one find a four-leaf clover"
(She said, sitting on the grass),
"He can wish whate'er he l...

Anniversary Hymn, by George Houghton

There have been nobler days, my friends,
And ruddier skies than ours,
When men wrought deeds...

Battle of the Ford, by George Houghton

Impression left after listening to story narrated by a French cavalry officer. Far off the eye c...

The Big Bell, by George Houghton

A beacon overlooked the shore;
Within a big bell hung;
And three stout men stood at the rope
...

The Black Boars, by George Houghton

I The Black Boars crouch, a huddling pile,
Without York-Harbor half a mile;
And there, at ...

The Carpenter, by George Houghton

I I'm sad, I'm sad, for the joy I had
Is wrecked like a craft in mid-sea;
It's strange, bu...

Columbus, by George Houghton

He failed. He reached to grasp Hesperides,
To track the footsteps of the sun, that flies
Towa...

Daisy, by George Houghton

I gave my little girl back to the daisies,
From them it was that she took her name;
I gave my...

Dead Cedars, by George Houghton

By noonday, stranded skeletons they seem,
Of behemoths borne from some far, tropic stream,
...

Evening, by George Houghton

A level sea,
A film of blue
Covering the coast-line;
A sail or two;   A ship asleep
...

Ambition, by George Houghton

The palace with its splendid dome,
That nearest to the sky aspires,
Is first to challenge sto...