[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] I Will Pray for Thee: A Song. O I will pray for thee, love, When the dawn is in the sky, When the gloomy shadows of night-time Away from the sunbeams fly; When the morning star lies … [Read more...] about I Will Pray for Thee: A Song [song by Agnes Neale]
Shadows and Sunbeams (Agnes Neale 1890)
Harry, Boy [poem by Agnes Neale]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Harry, Boy. Harry, boy! With your everlasting play, Bright as noontide summer’s day, Seeing nothing but the light, Never thinking of the night, Knowing nothing of the years, With your … [Read more...] about Harry, Boy [poem by Agnes Neale]
Minor Keys [poem by Agnes Neale]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Minor Keys. When the wild wind storm of music Sweeps through choir and pillar’d aisle, And the very air around us Seems to palpitate the while— When the full, triumphant chorus Peals … [Read more...] about Minor Keys [poem by Agnes Neale]
Fame and Women [poem by Agnes Neale]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Fame and Women. Could ever fame be all to me, Or fill my soul with joy and peace? Its laurels satisfy my heart, Or bid its restless longing cease? Perhaps it might if I could find For … [Read more...] about Fame and Women [poem by Agnes Neale]
What Have You Done? [poem by Agnes Neale]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] What Have You Done? Roses, what have you done to-day, While the golden hours were floating past? You are beautiful, crimson and creamy and white, But your satin sweetness is fading … [Read more...] about What Have You Done? [poem by Agnes Neale]
In the Long Ago [poem by Agnes Neale]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] In the Long Ago. Once, in the blissful long ago, What happened? Would you like to know? Ah! yes, I know you would, quite well, And yet — and yet I may not tell. ’Twas in the long ago, I … [Read more...] about In the Long Ago [poem by Agnes Neale]
The Ecstasy of Living [poem by Agnes Neale]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] The Ecstasy of Living. Oh, the ecstasy of living! Oh, the joy of drawing breath! There is no such thing as dying, There is no such word as death. All the world is glad with beauty, All … [Read more...] about The Ecstasy of Living [poem by Agnes Neale]
Died Drunk [poem by Agnes Neale]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Died Drunk. [One morning a woman was found dead in a cell of the Police Station, Adelaide. She had died while in a state of intoxication.] In the dead of the silent night, When the stars … [Read more...] about Died Drunk [poem by Agnes Neale]
Song [song by Agnes Neale]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Song. Do YOU really love me, darling? Is your heart, then, all my own? Are the hopes that are the purest Bound to me, and me alone? Do you really love me, darling? I have waited long … [Read more...] about Song [song by Agnes Neale]
The Magpie’s Song [poem by Agnes Neale]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] The Magpie’s Song. Through the gumtrees’ rustling branches Falls the quivering silver light; All around are tones and whispers, Murmuring voices of the night. From the slender sheoak … [Read more...] about The Magpie’s Song [poem by Agnes Neale]