Adelaide Anne Procter Poems
- 1. Fidelis
You have taken back the promise
That you spoke so long ago;
Taken back the heart you gave me-
I must even let it go.
... - 2. One By One The Sands Are Flowing
One by one the sands are flowing,
One by one the moments fall:
Some are coming, some are going;
Do not strive to grasp them all.
... - 3. The Requital
LOUD roared the tempest,
Fast fell the sleet;
A little Child Angel
Passed down the street,
... - 4. A Woman-s Question
BEFORE I trust my fate to thee,
Or place my hand in thine,
Before I let thy future give
Color and form to mine,
... - 5. Envy
He was the first always: Fortune
Shone bright in his face.
I fought for years; with no effort
He conquered the place:
... - 6. Doubting Heart
WHERE are the swallows fled?
Frozen and dead,
Perchance, upon some bleak and stormy shore.
O doubting heart!
... - 7. Per Pacem Ad Lucem
I DO not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road;
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
... - 8. My God, I Thank Thee Who Hast Made
My God, I thank Thee who hast made
The earth so bright;
So full of splendour and of joy,
Beauty and light;
... - 9. A Lost Chord
SEATED one day at the Organ,
I was weary and ill at ease,
And my fingers wandered idly
Over the noisy keys.
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