Poems by John Imlah

Poems by John Imlah

To Sea, by John Imlah

To sea! To sea! And give the gale,
My jovial freres, the bending sail,
And shape our course ...

Young Mary, by John Imlah

Young Mary by the burn,
O lo'ed her o'er them a'!
But Mary by the burn
She's wedded and awa',...

Ellen Mar, by John Imlah

It was the spring-time of the year,
When flowers were budding new,
And smiled like fond and t...

Faery Land, by John Imlah

O! Had I an enchanter's wand,
And could con the words of potent spell,
I would hie away to th...

The Fair Summer Flowers, by John Imlah

The fair summer flowers
Are faded and flown,
The leaves of the bowers
Wan-stricken and strown...

The Home-Sick Heart, by John Imlah

How fondly loves the home-sick heart
To ponder o'er the past,
And pines for scenes then far ap...

The Moon Shone Calmly Bright, by John Imlah

The moon shone calmly bright
Upon the slumb'ring scene,
Ten thousand stars shone out that nigh...

A Poet's Atlantis, by John Imlah

Away! Away! We will sail the sea,
To find some sweet and flowery isle,
In the waste of waters...

Scotland, by John Imlah

Old Scotland, thou art waste and wild,
And cold the sky above thee;
Yet I have loved thee fr...

The Shades of Eve are Falling, by John Imlah

The shades of eve are falling
On sunset's rosy air,
The convent bell is calling
To pensive th...