The Death Of The First Born
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COVER him over with daisies white,
And eke with the poppies red,
Sit with me here by his couch to-night,
For the First-Born, Love, is dead.
Poor little fellow, he seemed so fair
As he lay in my jealous arms;
Silent and cold he is lying there
Stripped of his darling charms.
Lusty and strong he had grown forsooth,
Sweet with an infinite grace,
Proud in the force of his conquering youth,
Laughter alight in his face.
Oh, but the blast, it was cruel and keen,
And ah, but the chill it was rare;
The look of the winter-kissed flow'r you've seen
When meadows and fields were bare.
Can you not wake from this white, cold sleep
And speak to me once again?
True that your slumber is deep, so deep,
But deeper by far is my pain.
Cover him over with daisies white,
And eke with the poppies red,
Sit with me here by his couch to-night,
For the First-Born, Love, is dead.
And eke with the poppies red,
Sit with me here by his couch to-night,
For the First-Born, Love, is dead.
Poor little fellow, he seemed so fair
As he lay in my jealous arms;
Silent and cold he is lying there
Stripped of his darling charms.
Lusty and strong he had grown forsooth,
Sweet with an infinite grace,
Proud in the force of his conquering youth,
Laughter alight in his face.
Oh, but the blast, it was cruel and keen,
And ah, but the chill it was rare;
The look of the winter-kissed flow'r you've seen
When meadows and fields were bare.
Can you not wake from this white, cold sleep
And speak to me once again?
True that your slumber is deep, so deep,
But deeper by far is my pain.
Cover him over with daisies white,
And eke with the poppies red,
Sit with me here by his couch to-night,
For the First-Born, Love, is dead.
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- 3.Retort
- 6.Life
- 7.The Lesson
- 9.Sunset
- 11.A Prayer
- 12.Passion and Love
- 13.The Seedling
- 14.Promise
- 15.Fulfilment
- 16.A Song (#3)
- 18.Ode To Ethiopia
- 21.The Mystery
- 23.Whittier
- 24.Two Songs
- 25.A Banjo Song
- 26.Longing
- 27.The Path
- 30.Premonition
- 31.Retrospection
- 32.Unexpressed
- 33.Song Of Summer
- 34.Spring Song
- 35.To Louise
- 36.The Rivals
- 39.Ione
- 40.Religion
- 42.Alice
- 44.Beyond The Years
- 45.After A Visit
- 46.Curtain
- 47.The Spellin’ Bee
- 49.Night of Love
- 50.Columbian Ode
- 51.A Border Ballad
- 55.By The Stream
- 60.The Ol’ Tunes
- 61.Melancholia
- 62.The Wooing
- 63.Merry Autumn
- 65.Ballad
- 67.Comparison
- 68.A Corn-Song
- 69.Discovered
- 70.Disappointed
- 72.He Had His Dream
- 73.Good-Night
- 75.Nora: A Serenade
- 76.October
- 77.A Summer’s Night
- 79.The Delinquent
- 80.Dawn
- 81.A Drowsy Day
- 82.Dirge
- 83.Hymn (#1)
- 84.Preparation
- 86.The Secret
- 88.Riding To Town
- 89.The Meadow Lark
- 90.One Life
- 91.Changing Time
- 92.Dead
- 93.A Confidence
- 94.Phyllis
- 95.Right’s Security
- 96.If
- 97.The-Song
- 100.The Sparrow
- 102.Lonesome
- 103.Growin’ Gray
- 105.When Malindy Sings
- 106.The Party
- 107.Love’s Apotheosis
- 108.The Paradox
- 109.Over The Hills
- 110.With The Lark
- 111.In Summer
- 112.The Mystic Sea
- 113.A Sailor’s Song
- 114.The Bohemian
- 115.Absence
- 116.Her Thoughts And His
- 117.The Right To Die
- 118.Behind The Arras
- 120.The Garret
- 121.To E. H. K.
- 122.A Bridal Measure
- 123.Vengeance Is Sweet
- 124.A Hymn
- 125.Just Whistle A Bit
- 126.The Barrier
- 127.Dreams (#1)
- 128.The Dreamer
- 129.Waiting
- 131.Sympathy
- 132.Love And Grief
- 133.Love’s Chastening
- 134.Mortality
- 135.Love
- 136.She Gave Me A Rose
- 137.Dream Song I
- 138.Dream Song II
- 140.The King Is Dead
- 141.Theology
- 142.Resignation
- 143.Love’s Humility
- 144.Precedent
- 145.She Told Her Beads
- 146.Little Lucy Landman
- 147.The Gourd
- 148.The Knight
- 149.Thou Art My Lute
- 150.The Phantom Kiss
- 151.Communion
- 152.Mare Rubrum
- 153.In An English Garden
- 154.The Crisis
- 155.The Conquerors
- 157.When All Is Done
- 159.Distinction
- 160.The Sum
- 162.On A Sea Wall
- 164.Confessional
- 165.Misapprehension
- 166.Prometheus
- 167.Love’s Phases
- 170.Vagrants
- 171.A Winter’s Day
- 172.My Little March Girl
- 173.Remembered
- 174.Love Despoiled
- 175.The Lapse
- 176.The Warrior’s Prayer
- 177.Farewell To Arcady
- 179.The Stirrup Cup
- 180.A Choice
- 181.Then And Now
- 182.At Cheshire Cheese
- 183.My Corn-Cob Pipe
- 184.In August
- 185.The Disturber
- 186.Expectation
- 187.Lover’s Lane
- 188.Protest
- 189.Hymn (#2)
- 190.Little Brown Baby
- 192.The Real Question
- 193.The News
- 194.Jilted
- 196.Angelina
- 198.My Sort O’ Man
- 199.Possum
- 200.On The Road
- 201.A Death Song
- 202.A Back-Log Song
- 203.Lullaby
- 204.The Photograph
- 205.Jealous
- 206.Parted (#1)
- 207.Temptation
- 208.Possum Trot
- 209.Dely
- 210.Breaking The Charm
- 211.Hunting Song
- 212.A Letter
- 213.Chrismus Is A-Comin
- 214.A Cabin Tale
- 216.Whistling Sam
- 217.How Lucy Backslid
- 218.Two Little Boots
- 219.To The Road
- 220.A Spring Wooing
- 221.Joggin’ Erlong
- 222.In May
- 223.Dreams
- 224.The Tryst
- 225.A Plea
- 226.The Dove
- 227.A Warm Day In Winter
- 228.Snowin’
- 231.The Dance
- 233.Fishing
- 236.The Valse
- 237.Response
- 238.My Sweet Brown Gal
- 239.Spring Fever
- 240.The Visitor
- 241.Song
- 242.The Colored Band
- 244.Inspiration
- 246.Drizzle
- 247.De Critters’ Dance
- 249.Lincoln
- 250.Encouragement
- 251.The Boogah Man
- 252.The Wraith
- 253.Silence
- 255.Long To’ds Night
- 256.A Grievance
- 257.Dinah Kneading Dough
- 258.To A Captious Critic
- 259.Dat Ol’ Mare O’ Mine
- 260.In The Morning
- 261.The Poet
- 262.A Florida Night
- 263.Differences
- 264.Long Ago
- 265.A Plantation Melody
- 266.A Spiritual
- 267.The Memory of Martha
- 268.W’en I Gits Home
- 269.Howdy, Honey, Howdy
- 270.The Unsung Heroes
- 271.The Pool
- 272.Possession
- 273.The Old Front Gate
- 274.Dirge For A Soldier
- 275.A Frolic
- 276.Noddin’ By De Fire
- 277.Love’s Castle
- 278.Morning Song Of Love
- 279.On A Clean Book
- 280.To The Eastern Shore
- 281.Reluctance
- 282.Ballade
- 283.L’Envoi
- 286.The Looking-Glass
- 287.A Misty Day
- 288.Li’l’ Gal
- 289.Douglass
- 290.When Sam’l Sings
- 291.Booker T. Washington
- 292.The Monk’s Walk
- 293.Love-Songs
- 295.The Murdered Lover
- 296.Philosophy
- 297.A Preference
- 298.The Debt
- 300.A Roadway
- 301.By Rugged Ways
- 302.Love’s Seasons
- 303.To A Dead Friend
- 304.To The South
- 305.The Haunted Oak
- 306.Weltschmertz
- 307.Robert Gould Shaw
- 308.Roses
- 309.A Love Song
- 310.Itching Heels
- 311.To An Ingrate
- 313.The Fount Of Tears
- 314.Life’s Tragedy
- 315.De Way T’ings Come
- 316.Noon
- 317.At the Tavern
- 318.Death
- 319.Night, Dim Night
- 325.A Boy’s Summer Song
- 326.The Sand-Man
- 327.Johnny Speaks
- 328.Winter Song
- 329.A Christmas Folksong
- 330.The Forest Greeting
- 332.Encouraged
- 333.To J.Q.
- 334.Diplomacy
- 335.Scamp
- 336.Wadin’ In De Crick
- 337.The Quilting
- 338.Parted
- 339.Forever
- 341.Twilight
- 342.Curiosity
- 343.Opportunity
- 346.Faith
- 349.Hope
- 350.Appreciation
- 351.A Song (#1)
- 352.Day
- 353.To Dan
- 354.What’s The Use
- 355.A Lazy Day
- 356.Advice
- 357.Limitations
- 358.A Golden Day
- 359.The Unlucky Apple
- 360.The Discovery
- 361.Morning
- 362.The Awakening
- 363.Love’s Draft
- 364.A Musical
- 366.Blue
- 367.Dreamin’ Town
- 368.At Night
- 369.Kidnaped
- 370.Compensation
- 371.Winter’s Approach
- 372.Anchored
- 373.The Veteran
- 375.The Change
- 376.The Chase
- 377.Suppose
- 378.The Death Of The First Born
- 379.Bein’ Back Home
- 380.The Old Cabin
- 381.Despair
- 384.A Summer Night
- 385.At Sunset Time
- 386.Night
- 387.At Lofting-Holt
- 389.The River of Ruin
- 390.To Her
- 391.A Love Letter
- 392.After Many Days
- 393.Liza May
- 394.The Masters
- 396.Christmas
- 397.Roses and Pearls
- 398.Rain-Songs
- 399.A Lost Dream
- 400.A Song (#2)
- 401.The Capture
- 404.Equipment
- 405.Evening
- 406.To Pfrimmer
- 407.To The Miami
- 408.Christmas Carol
- 409.A Summer Pastoral
- 410.In Summer Time
- 411.A Thanksgiving Poem
- 412.Nutting Song
- 413.The Old Homestead
- 414.On The Death Of W.C.
- 415.An Old Memory
- 416.A Career
- 417.On The River
- 418.Poor Withered Rose
- 419.Worn Out
- 420.James Whitcomb Riley
- 421.A Madrigal
- 422.A Starry Night
- 423.A Lyric
- 424.How Shall I Woo Thee
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