[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Blessed are the Pure in Heart. My love sat on a high, high hill, No other hill was near, The air seemed woven of happy thoughts, It was so heavenly clear. My love saw purple plains … [Read more...] about Blessed are the Pure in Heart [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Agnes L. Storrie (1864-1936) (author)
The Making of a Nation [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] The Making of a Nation. Not by rearing fairy arches, Decked with flowers a day shall fade; Not by flinging myriad banners Forth from tower and colonnade; Not by feasts and shows and … [Read more...] about The Making of a Nation [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Between the Courses [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Between the Courses. The dinner drags — Oh, dear! Why do we dine, Attack the menu gravely, line by line? Outside, the moon shines like an opal hoop, While we, poor fools, are occupied with … [Read more...] about Between the Courses [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Garden Hat [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Garden Hat. I found it to-day in the dust and gloom, Where the moths and the spiders revel, Of a communistic lumber room, Where the ranks of all are level, Where the aristocrats of a by-gone … [Read more...] about A Garden Hat [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Peculations [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Peculations. Though you may never notice me, Nor e’er your loss recall, I tell you, that instinctively I wrong and rob you all. Some trifle that you never miss, Some touch of voice or face, A … [Read more...] about Peculations [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Sydney in August [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Sydney in August. The drenched earth is very quiet, Oh! but soon the green will riot, Every little weed be lifted With a dower of blossom gifted, And the honey-eaters nesting, All their capital … [Read more...] about Sydney in August [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A December Posy [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A December Posy. The days are long and gracious, Gold-washed from dawn to dusk, The crinum’s galaxy of stars Has burst its emerald husk. I send you for a token A sheaf of Christmas bells. A word … [Read more...] about A December Posy [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
My Wealth [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] My Wealth. Queens wear necklets, rich and fine, With diamonds in a cluster, Or strings of pearl that gleam and shine With iridescent lustre. But I have jewels that I prize Far beyond such … [Read more...] about My Wealth [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
I’ll Explain [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] I’ll Explain. I know just how it happened, I remember what you said, And how I would not listen And how you bowed your head In angry salutation as you strode off through the rain, If you’ll just … [Read more...] about I’ll Explain [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Confession [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Confession. You did not know, how could you, dear, How much you stood for? Life in you Retained its touch of Eden dew, And ever, through the droughtiest year, My soul could bring her flagon … [Read more...] about A Confession [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
The Draught of Life [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] The Draught of Life. She held a crystal chalice in her hands, A chalice, brimming to its carven lip With clearest water. Such an icy draught As men, with starting eyes, and burning lips, That mouth … [Read more...] about The Draught of Life [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Sydney Southerly [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Sydney Southerly. Oh! Spirit, roaring up from those Antarctic regions That draw men’s hearts, and hold them bound in frost, You, with resolve upon your wings, and airy legions With helms of courage … [Read more...] about A Sydney Southerly [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Modern Lover [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Modern Lover. You are my waiting letter, why should I break the seal? Once I have read your message, what can you then reveal ? Rosebuds were made for opening, and silence for breeding speech, But … [Read more...] about A Modern Lover [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Bid Me Farewell and Smile [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Bid Me Farewell and Smile. Coriolanus, Act IV., Scene I. Bid me farewell and smile, though I be gone, Still shall the pulses of your life beat on, Still shall your days be studded free With … [Read more...] about Bid Me Farewell and Smile [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Thought [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Thought. Oh! this is joy to fashion With cunning rune and rhyme A song of love and passion That withers not with time; To miss the critic’s stricture By poems richly wrought The line that makes … [Read more...] about A Thought [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
What the Overseer Told Me [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] What the Overseer Told Me. You want to know something of Billy? You hear there’s a story to tell, Let’s heap on the fire, for it’s chilly, and this room is as cold as a well. I thought him the worst … [Read more...] about What the Overseer Told Me [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Reverie [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Reverie. There are pink geraniums in the vases near me, Their tinted faces look into my own, Methinks they almost understand and hear me, As moodily I ponder here alone. Oh! pretty little pink … [Read more...] about A Reverie [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Patriotic Song [song by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Patriotic Song. Australia! heiress of the years, Set in thy circling ocean, Dear native land ! by this right hand I pledge thee my devotion. Here is mine arm for thy defence, True as the cross … [Read more...] about A Patriotic Song [song by Agnes L. Storrie]
Compensation [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Compensation. Cold too cold doth burn like fire, Sweets too sweet become our bane, Truth too true is half a liar, Joy too great turns into pain. Lights intensely light but blind us, Eloquent deep … [Read more...] about Compensation [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Song [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Song. If I could steal from out your busy life One moment for mine own, I’d choose a dreamy twilight — tinted hour, With deathless memories sown, And in the scented gloom of forest ways, I’d turn … [Read more...] about A Song [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
In Memoriam [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] In Memoriam. The earth, the old familiar earth That I have trod so long, Stepping with cheeriness and mirth Among a friendly throng. This earth is of a sudden made A hallowed place to me By the … [Read more...] about In Memoriam [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
January [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] January. Oh! January! January! bind your ruffled hair And look no longer at us with that bold and brazen stare, And lift your feet from off the land that faints beneath your tread And let us see if … [Read more...] about January [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Rondo [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Rondo. I had a little thought In the good gray gloaming, Oh! so slender, Oh! so tender Was that little thought of mine, Like a web of silver moonbeams On a dewy meadow wrought, Or the rainbow … [Read more...] about Rondo [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Northern Plain [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Northern Plain, South Australia. O wide, wide plain that winneth thought to thee, What is thy charm and what thy potency To weary hearts like mine? I love, I love To dream of thee, Heaven’s azure … [Read more...] about A Northern Plain [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Love’s harvest [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Love’s harvest. There are ruddy peaches hanging where pink blossoms once did blow, And the golden corn is rustling where the green flag used to grow, Wee, downy birds are cheeping where but spotted … [Read more...] about Love’s harvest [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]