[Editor: This poem by Menie Parkes was published in Poems (1867).] Our Gain. Long ago, in ages past, Our Jesus dwelt in heaven, And unto men with homes on earth His presence was not given: Or, if he came, in awful guise, He spake in thundering tones, And Sinai’s … [Read more...] about Our Gain [poem by Menie Parkes]
Menie Parkes (author) (1839-1915)
For Ever [poem by Menie Parkes]
[Editor: This poem by Menie Parkes was published in Poems (1867).] For Ever. For ever, and for ever, Eternity, Our dazzled eyes stretch over Thy boundless sea! The blue and chequered waters, The blue and dappled sky, Meet on the far horizon — ’Tis all that greets … [Read more...] about For Ever [poem by Menie Parkes]
[My Dear Father] [introductory note by Menie Parkes]
[Editor: This introduction by Menie Parkes was published in Poems (1867).] [My Dear Father] My Dear Father, In offering to you a gift compiled from the ravellings of my own uneasy brain, I would not willingly be accused, in your mind, of that ugliest of human faults, … [Read more...] about [My Dear Father] [introductory note by Menie Parkes]
Poems [by Menie Parkes, 1867]
[Editor: This book of poems by Menie Parkes was published in 1867. The book included three poems with the title “Hymn”; so as to distinguish them here from one another, their initial page numbers have been inserted in square brackets after each poem’s title in the contents list. … [Read more...] about Poems [by Menie Parkes, 1867]
Sydney sixty years since [by Clarinda Sarah Thom (Menie Parkes), 13 April 1910]
[Editor: An article by by Clarinda Sarah Thom (Menie Parkes), giving her childhood reminiscences of Sydney (NSW). Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 April 1910.] Sydney sixty years since. A different Sydney indeed. No trams, no trains, no bridges, no mountain … [Read more...] about Sydney sixty years since [by Clarinda Sarah Thom (Menie Parkes), 13 April 1910]
The Dream [poem by Menie Parkes, 19 June 1855]
[Editor: The first published poem by Menie Parkes (Clarinda Sarah Parkes); it was later expanded and published in her book Poems (1866) as “A Dream”.] The Dream * I slept, I dreamt, Wouldst know my thought ? — O, that such dreams I had but sought! Methought I stood … [Read more...] about The Dream [poem by Menie Parkes, 19 June 1855]
A Dream [poem by Menie Parkes]
[Editor: This poem by Menie Parkes was published in Poems (1867). This is an expanded version of her poem “The Dream”, published in The Empire in 1855.] A Dream. I slept, I dreamt! Wouldst know my thought? Oh, that such dreams I had but sought! Methought I stood by … [Read more...] about A Dream [poem by Menie Parkes]
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]