Animal Poems

Animal Poems

Lines, by Thomas Lovell Beddoes

How lovely is the heaven of this night,
How d...

At the Mid Hour of Night, by Thomas Moore

At the mid hour of night, when stars are weepi...

On the Bayou, by Thomasena Martin-Johnson

Fishing on the bayou
with a cane pole,
cat...

Highlands, by Tony Turner

I'm saying goodbye to it all
for a month. I'm ...

The Yarn of the Nancy Bell, by W. S. Gilbert

'Twas on the shores that round our coast
From ...

Civilized Sacrifice, by Walter Bargen

From Remedies for Vertigo I have climbed the b...

The Falls of the Passaic, by Washington Irving

In a wild, tranquil vale, fringed with forest...

Birds of Spring, by Watie W. Swanzy

Trooping o'er the meadows,
Chatter, chatter,...

The Blessed Book, by Watie W. Swanzy

Oh, this blessed Book of Thine!
In each word ...

Colosseum, Rome, by Watie W. Swanzy

Mids all the ruins Rome can boast, --
And they...

Come to Christ, by Watie W. Swanzy

Oh, come, thou weary soul, to Christ,
And ...

Evening, by Watie W. Swanzy

After the turmoil and heat of the day,
Comes ...

Florence, Italy, by Watie W. Swanzy

Oh, well I love thee, Florence! All thy tower...

God of Mercy, by Watie W. Swanzy

God of mercy hear me now!
Place thy seal upon ...

March, by Watie W. Swanzy

March, wild March, with her wind-blown locks,...

The Mississippi, by Watie W. Swanzy

Majestic river! In thy onward course,
Like th...

October, by Watie W. Swanzy

Sun that sheds rich mellow beams;
Misty hills...

O Heavenly Father!, by Watie W. Swanzy

O heavenly Father, God of love!
We raise our ...

Pompeii, by Watie W. Swanzy

I The sunset's changing glory bright
Shone fu...

Raindrops, by Watie W. Swanzy

Hear the softly falling rain
Lightly patter on...

To ----, by Watie W. Swanzy

Death camest down with dark, cold hand,
And ...

The Triumph of Christ, by Watie W. Swanzy

I Hell's gates together swung with awful clang...

When the Shades of Eve, by Watie W. Swanzy

When the shades of eve are falling
O'er the ea...

Anthem For Doomed Youth, by Wilfred Owen

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?...

Greater Love, by Wilfred Owen

Red lips are not so red
As the stained stones...