Joseph Skipsey Sympathy Poems
- 1. Sympathy
IN despite of the cold and the gloom,
To ornament summer's bleak tomb,
Blooms the snowdrop; and lo! at the sight,
Sad Flora is thrilled with delight,
... - 2. The Downfall Of Mammon; Or, The Poet's Dream
THE baleful era of King Gold has vanished,
And men disgusted with the part they played,
From out the temple of their hearts are banished
The idols that debased the souls they swayed.
... - 3. The Guardian Angel
I'm the spirit Enimalina, thy guardian angel, and
Drawn hither by a subtle law but few can understandâ??
The golden cord of sympathy, I leave the summer-land,
Thy aching brows with lilies to entwine.
... - 4. The Vision
I SAW but once that lovely one,
Nor need I see her twice to love;
She broke upon me like the dawn,
And o'er my soul her magic woveâ??
... - 5. The Question
WHAT can he ail? I hear them ask
And what can make his cheek so pale?
Ah, that to answer were a task
For which no effort could avail,
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