[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Songs from the Mountains (1880).] Pytheas. Gaul, whose keel in far, dim ages ploughed wan widths of polar sea — Gray old sailor of Massilia, who hath woven wreath for thee? Who amongst the world’s high singers ever … [Read more...] about Pytheas [poem by Henry Kendall]
Songs from the Mountains (Henry Kendall 1880)
Mooni [poem by Henry Kendall]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Songs from the Mountains (1880).] Mooni. (Written in the Shadow of 1872.) Ah, to be by Mooni now! Where the great dark hills of wonder, Scarred with storm and cleft asunder By the strong sword of the … [Read more...] about Mooni [poem by Henry Kendall]
Jim the Splitter [poem by Henry Kendall]
[Editor: This poem, of humorous intent, by Henry Kendall was published in Songs from the Mountains (1880).] Jim the Splitter. The bard who is singing of Wollombi Jim Is hardly just now in the requisite trim To sit on his Pegasus fairly; Besides, he is bluntly informed … [Read more...] about Jim the Splitter [poem by Henry Kendall]
Hy-Brasil [poem by Henry Kendall]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Songs from the Mountains (1880).] Hy-Brasil. “Daughter,” said the ancient father, pausing by the evening sea, “Turn thy face towards the sunset — turn thy face and kneel with me! Prayer and praise and holy fasting, … [Read more...] about Hy-Brasil [poem by Henry Kendall]
Black Lizzie [poem by Henry Kendall]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Songs from the Mountains (1880). The poem was written about an Aboriginal woman, with some humorous intent.] Black Lizzie. The gloved and jewelled bards who sing Of Pippa, Maud, and Dorothea, Have hardly done the … [Read more...] about Black Lizzie [poem by Henry Kendall]
Beyond Kerguelen [poem by Henry Kendall]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Songs from the Mountains (1880).] Beyond Kerguelen. Down in the South, by the waste without sail on it — Far from the zone of the blossom and tree — Lieth, with winter and whirlwind and wail on it, Ghost of a land by … [Read more...] about Beyond Kerguelen [poem by Henry Kendall]
Kingsborough [poem by Henry Kendall]
[Editor: This poem, about a horse race, by Henry Kendall was published in Songs from the Mountains (1880).] Kingsborough. A waving of hats and of hands, The voices of thousands in one, A shout from the Ring and the Stands, And a glitter of heads in the sun! “They are … [Read more...] about Kingsborough [poem by Henry Kendall]
Mary Rivers [poem by Henry Kendall]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Songs from the Mountains (1880).] Mary Rivers. Path beside the silver waters flashing in October’s sun — Walk, by green and golden margins where the sister streamlets run, Twenty shining springs have vanished, full of … [Read more...] about Mary Rivers [poem by Henry Kendall]
Dedication: To a Mountain [poem by Henry Kendall]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Songs from the Mountains (1880).] Dedication. To a Mountain. To thee, O father of the stately peaks, Above me in the loftier light — to thee, Imperial brother of those awful hills Whose feet are set in splendid … [Read more...] about Dedication: To a Mountain [poem by Henry Kendall]
Songs from the Mountains [by Henry Kendall, 1880]
[Editor: This book of poetry by Henry Kendall was published in 1880.] Songs from the Mountains. By Henry Kendall. CONTENTS. Dedication —To a Mountain Mary Rivers Kingsborough Beyond Kerguelen Black Lizzie Hy-Brasil Jim the … [Read more...] about Songs from the Mountains [by Henry Kendall, 1880]