[Editor: A poem by Menie Parkes, under the name of “Patty Parsley”. Published in The Australian Home Companion, 14 January 1860.] A True Love. Oh! say not that you love me Because my face is fair; Nor fondly praise my dark eyes, And ebon, flowing hair: For, ere a long … [Read more...] about A True Love [poem by Menie Parkes, 14 January 1860]
romantic poetry
Lines addressed to Miss ———, of V. D. Land [poem, 9 April 1828]
[Editor: A poem published in The Monitor, 9 April 1828.] Lines addressed to Miss ———, of V. D. Land. It was o’er the tall Pine, on the brow of the mountain, The dew-drops distill’d from their crystalline fountain; When the first tint of morning in purple hues … [Read more...] about Lines addressed to Miss ———, of V. D. Land [poem, 9 April 1828]
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]