John Myers O'hara Poems
- 1. In Patris Mei Memoriam
By the fond name that was his own and mine,
The last upon his lips that strove with doom,
He called me and I saw the light assume
A sudden glory and around him shine;
... - 2. Golden Pulse
Golden pulse grew on the shore,
Ferns along the hill,
And the red cliff roses bore
Bees to drink their fill;
... - 3. Atropos
Atropos, dread
One of the Three,
Holding the thread
Woven for me;
... - 4. Ad Matrem Amantissimam Et Carissimam Filii In Æternum Fidelitas
With all the fairest angels nearest God,
The ineffable true of heart around the throne,
There shall I find you waiting when the flown
Dream leaves my heart insentient as the clod;
... - 5. A Faun In Wall Street
What shape so furtive steals along the dim
Bleak street, barren of throngs, this day of June;
This day of rest, when all the roses swoon
In Attic vales where dryads wait for him?
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