[Editor: This poem by Menie Parkes was published in Poems (1867).] The Departed. Five are gone from us: one, who saw but a few hours of life, and then Was, all unspotted, lifted up to the eternal worlds again: And one, who counted days for hours, tho’ short those days, … [Read more...] about The Departed [poem by Menie Parkes]
melancholy poetry
Drowned at Sea [poem by Henry Kendall]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Poems and Songs (1862).] Drowned at Sea. Gloomy cliffs, so worn and wasted with the washing of the waves, Are ye not like giant tombstones round those lonely ocean graves ? Are ye not the sad memorials, telling of a … [Read more...] about Drowned at Sea [poem by Henry Kendall]
Waiting [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Waiting. He stands all day by the paddock rail, With downcast head, and drooping tail, And he looks across to the stable door, And waits for a step that will come no more. The clover blossoms, so … [Read more...] about Waiting [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Our Darling’s Lover [poem by Menie Parkes]
[Editor: This poem by Menie Parkes was published in Poems (1867). It is a somewhat sad composition about the love between a dying baby and the Angel of Death.] Our Darling’s Lover Death fell in love with our darling fair, With bright blue eyes and shining hair, And … [Read more...] about Our Darling’s Lover [poem by Menie Parkes]
How M’Ginnis Went Missing [poem by Banjo Paterson]
[Editor: This poem by “Banjo” Paterson was published in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, 1895; previously published in The Bulletin, 21 September 1889.] How M’Ginnis Went Missing Let us cease our idle chatter, Let the tears bedew our cheek, For a man from … [Read more...] about How M’Ginnis Went Missing [poem by Banjo Paterson]
Lost [poem by Banjo Paterson]
[Editor: This poem by “Banjo” Paterson was published in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, 1895; previously published in The Sydney Mail, 19 March 1887.] Lost ‘He ought to be home,’ said the old man, ‘without there’s something amiss. ‘He only went to the Two-mile … [Read more...] about Lost [poem by Banjo Paterson]