Poems by Richard Francis Towndrow

Man to his labour, till the shadows come
And bear on silent wings God's gift of sleep,
Goeth ...

I. THE PROMISE Still lingers in the furrow, running down
The mountain's face, a streak of Win...

I. JUNE, 1889 Summer at last: the cloudless skies of noon;
The birds' full carol and the frag...

I. GLOOM From park and hedgerow leaf-stripped arms arise
To these unanswering heavens in mute a...

The nights of October 24th and 25th, 1870, were remarkable for the great brilliancy and beauty ...

I. THE YEAR'S WEALTH The elms are clad in triumph-robes of gold,
And orchards glowing in autum...