[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Love is Best. “You ask me for my love,” she said; “your voice is full of passion, You woo me as a man should woo, in bold and earnest fashion. Not all the vows that I have heard of love and deep … [Read more...] about Love is Best [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Agnes L. Storrie (1864-1936) (author)
Two Pathways [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Two Pathways. There is always a possible pathway, Until our hair turns gray, By which the dreams of our golden youth May really come some day, And there’s always room for a fairy foot To flutter … [Read more...] about Two Pathways [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Twenty Gallons of Sleep [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Twenty Gallons of Sleep. Measure me out from the fathomless tun That somewhere or other you keep In your vasty cellars, Oh! wealthy one, Twenty gallons of sleep. Twenty gallons of balmy … [Read more...] about Twenty Gallons of Sleep [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Poppy [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Poppy. Poppy! delicate and fine, Is it really true that you Are no better than a cheat Set among the golden wheat ? That for all your lovely red You will never make us bread, That though with an … [Read more...] about A Poppy [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
The New Year [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] The New Year. Hush thy breathing for a minute, Tell me, can’st thou hear Music with a magic in it, Like a silver-throated linnet, Singing at thine ear ? ’Tis the new-born year awaking Every … [Read more...] about The New Year [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Dumb Mouths [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Dumb Mouths. Think ye, that if the living crystal tide That leaps against the shore could only guess By what foul sewers it shall be mortified, How filled with death, and every loathsomeness, And … [Read more...] about Dumb Mouths [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Protest [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909. This poem defends Australia’s flora and fauna against those who viewed them as lacking colour and beauty.] A Protest. Oh ! ye who blame Australia, Who tauntingly upbraid Her woods for lack of … [Read more...] about A Protest [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Little Son [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Little Son. The days are passing, one by one, Through a shadowy door, Blithely we see them enter, They return no more. Where do they go, and why, Out of our view ? Little son, give me your … [Read more...] about Little Son [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Revelation [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Revelation. Here, on this broad divan your dainty skirts were spread, Here is the dint made by your resting golden head, And yet, they tell me, O ! Heart’s Darling you are dead. The daffodils I … [Read more...] about Revelation [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
In the Surf [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] In the Surf. Here’s an ocean ball-room, come with me and dance a measure, Trip it, where the little waves are quarrelling for pleasure, At our feet the rainbow bubbles make a sudden sally, Quick … [Read more...] about In the Surf [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
My Father [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] To the Dear and Deathless Memory of MY FATHER I Dedicate This Little Book. ——— A string is snapped in the echoing lute, A chord in the harmony fallen mute, There’s a tint the less in the … [Read more...] about My Father [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Poems [by Agnes L. Storrie, 1909]
[Editor: This book of poetry by Agnes L. Storrie was published in 1909. The book included several poems with the same title: “A Song” (x3), “To My Friend” (x2), and “Sydney Harbour” (x3); so as to distinguish them here from one another, their initial page numbers have been … [Read more...] about Poems [by Agnes L. Storrie, 1909]