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CLEO from kendrive ^Pro 15 hours old

[ ... ] and life and death, On hate that cleaves and love that clings, All that is brought forth of man's breath And perisheth with what it brings. She ...

WHEN IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE from kendrive ^Pro 1 day old

DEAD LOVE Dead love, by treason slain, lies stark, White as a dead stark-stricken dove: None that pass by him pause to mark Dead love. His heart, ...

NOW I GO ALONE from kendrive ^Pro 2 days old

[ ... ] life and changeful weather, Dead and gone. II. Above the sea and sea-washed town we dwelt, We twain together, two brief summers, free From ...

TRAVELS IN ITALY from kendrive ^Pro 3 days old

Swinburne takes us to three Italian cities. THREE FACES I. VENTIMIGLIA The sky and sea glared hard and bright and blank: Down the one steep street, ...

DOWN THROUGH DARKNESS from kendrive ^Pro 4 days old

SLEEP Sleep, when a soul that her own clouds cover Wails that sorrow should always keep Watch, nor see in the gloom above her Sleep, Down, through ...

ROBERT BROWNING from kendrive ^Pro 5 days old

[ ... ] out of life wherein we sleep And dream of what he knows and sees, being dead. But never death for him was dark or dread; "Look forth," he bade the ...

WHEN THE SOUL LEAVES OFF TO DREAM AND YEARN from kendrive ^Pro 6 days old

HOPE AND FEAR Beneath the shadow of dawn's aërial cope, With eyes enkindled as the sun's own sphere, Hope from the front of youth in godlike cheer ...

LOVE, SLEEP AND DEATH GO TO THE SWEET SAME TUNE from kendrive ^Pro 7 days old

[ ... ] life and love the plenilune, Love me through dusk begin and dark retire; Ah God, ah God, that day should be so soon. ...

STORM AT SEA from kendrive ^Pro 8 days old

I have been looking through more of Swinburne's poetry to post here, but most of them are over-long and rather boring. However,I came across this short ...

MY SOUL'S DESIRE from kendrive ^Pro 9 days old

A few days ago, on my art blog, I promised to post here a poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne. I forgot - but here it is today, rather romantic and sentimental. LOVE ...