[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XXV. Send, O Cynthia! Send, O Cynthia, send thy beams To light my way by the woodland streams, Where sweet is the slumber that fills the … [Read more...] about Send, O Cynthia! [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
Songs o’ the South (William Blocksidge 1908)
Dirge [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XXIV. Dirge Lovely Lilian has fled — Gone the Flower of Maidenhead: Gentle Lilian is dead! Softly, softly tread thou here; Lilian the calm … [Read more...] about Dirge [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
Alone [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XXIII. Alone What wonder if I weep and sigh! What wonder if my heart makes moan! For she has gone, has gone; and I Am left alone, alone! She … [Read more...] about Alone [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
At a Deathbed [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XXII. At a Deathbed I gaze upon thy face — Ah me! ’tis wondrous fair; I feel thy soft embrace, And my heart melts in prayer. It melts and … [Read more...] about At a Deathbed [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
Hopeless Love [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XXI. Hopeless Love A vision came to me — so wondrous fair That all else seemed awhile to hold the breath And wait its passing, stilled, yea, calm … [Read more...] about Hopeless Love [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
Dear Heart, With Thee! [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XX. Dear Heart, With Thee! Where beauty’s eyes are brightly beaming, And lovely lips like roses bloom, Where on the soft white cheeks are … [Read more...] about Dear Heart, With Thee! [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
My Love’s Glances [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XIX. My Love’s Glances What care I for the gadding crowds, that gaze In meaningless and full uncomely guise? One glance born in the deeps of my … [Read more...] about My Love’s Glances [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
To ———— [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XVIII. To ———— Thou temple pure of love and holy joy, Sweet fane, here all my homage now I bring — The which I pledge a spotless offering — And … [Read more...] about To ———— [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
Maid with Azure Eyes [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XVII. Maid with Azure Eyes Sweet maid, sweet maid with azure eyes, What visions in my soul arise When those pure orbs their spells devise, Sweet … [Read more...] about Maid with Azure Eyes [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
True Love [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XVI. True Love Maiden, I have often seen Lips that put the rose to shame; While the pearls that hung between, Who would not be proud to … [Read more...] about True Love [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
Absence [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XV. Absence Love, how my soul doth swoon, beseeching thee — Complaining of the cruelty that time Doth add to cruel distance; yea, a … [Read more...] about Absence [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
To-Night I Long for Thee! [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XIV. To-Night I Long for Thee! To-night I long for thee, Love! Thy voice, so sweet and low, Like music played in minor keys, Would waken … [Read more...] about To-Night I Long for Thee! [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
The Token [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XIII. The Token From out my garden fair This flower so sweet I chose; ’Tis robed in colours rare; It is a fragrant rose. O take it, Love, … [Read more...] about The Token [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
On Parting [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XII. On Parting Though thy face is wet with tears, My heart, too, is breaking — Time shall bring to naught those fears Of my love’s … [Read more...] about On Parting [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
Love’s Autumn [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] XI. Love’s Autumn When Autumn dismantles the trees, Love, ’Tis dying they seem to be; And a pitiful tale the breeze, Love, Whispers to you and … [Read more...] about Love’s Autumn [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
To [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] X. To ———— Where winding Lota laves the flowery lea, And wattles wear their fragrant gowns of gold, And lilies spring, and violets unfold Their … [Read more...] about To [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
The Love I Bear to Thee [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] IX. The Love I Bear to Thee The love I bear to thee Is like a crystal spring, Whose waters, pure and free, Life to the parched earth … [Read more...] about The Love I Bear to Thee [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
My Love is a Country Lass [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] VIII. My Love is a Country Lass My Love, my Love is a country lass! A country lass is she! As over the heather We ride together, O, what care … [Read more...] about My Love is a Country Lass [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
To ———— [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] VII. TO ———— For thee might lutes Arcadian sound their lays, And nymphs in shady groves fair chaplets bind; Yet would thy loveliness in less be … [Read more...] about To ———— [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
My Amorette [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] VI. My Amorette As merry is my Amorette, A maiden dear to me, As is the sportive rivulet That plays along the lea; And no one knows A flower … [Read more...] about My Amorette [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
The Sacred Flame [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] V. The Sacred Flame I looked upon a maiden’s breast; It seemed to me a holy fane, Whose sacrificial fires did wrest, By turns, my peace and … [Read more...] about The Sacred Flame [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
With a Rose [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] IV. With a Rose Dear maid, I send this rose to thee That it may tell thy love for me; And pray that next thy heaving breast, As did my heart, … [Read more...] about With a Rose [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
To Love [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] III. To Love Goddess of the Night and Day, Of each man and thing, Thou canst bear the light away And the morning bring — Germ of Day and germ … [Read more...] about To Love [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
Winter in Spring [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] II. Winter in Spring My Love, my Love, the warbler’s above; The woods with his lays are ringing; On bending bough, all little birds now Their … [Read more...] about Winter in Spring [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
A Prayer [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908). This composition was the first in the section “Heart-Songs”.] HEART-SONGS I. A Prayer Love, in thine eyes I look, and see Much tenderness, alone … [Read more...] about A Prayer [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]