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[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] XVIII. Dust and Shade. Pour out that wine! ’tis Lethe’s cup, And let the wild war-song go up; To-night we’ll drink to godlike men Whose words shall chain the ages — then. To-night we’ll … [Read more...] about Dust and Shade [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] XVI. Time. “Who painted Time with beard of white And snows upon his head He hath, in sooth, not painted right,” The mourning Poet said. Time is a Housemaid, young and fair, Clear-eyed, … [Read more...] about Time [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] XV. Three Ghosts. Three Ghosts came out of the Grave last night, Two black as sin, but the third was white, In a shining robe of the living light; And her hair, unheld by its jewelled … [Read more...] about Three Ghosts [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] XIV. Ego. Here, and a part of me — White and resplendent — Standeth a Soul of me, Proudly ascendant. There, and a part of me, Dark and descending, Crawleth a soul of me, Black and … [Read more...] about Ego [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] XIII. Sic Transit. Some great, grand song of Life to sing Now grant us, Muse divine, On whose wide-roaming rainbow wing Pale stars of Music shine! Some flight beyond the common … [Read more...] about Sic Transit [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] XII. The Quiet City. We came to the Quiet City, where the Quiet People be, By the shore of a Shoreless river that turns to a Tideless Sea. We came to this Silent City, where the Silent … [Read more...] about The Quiet City [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] XI. The Lesson. In the Place of Pygmalion the Worker, Maker of Woman from ivory, Sate I disconsolate . . . Master! I cried, why is it so written That we suffer? And from the Far … [Read more...] about The Lesson [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] X. Dross and Gold. Life is dross, but love is gold; So, throughout the numbered Days, Mine to keep and thine to hold — Be it as the Master says! Clean intentioned; each to each Shall a … [Read more...] about Dross and Gold [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] IX. The Lily and the Rose. Lo! a proud, white, languid Lily In a city garden grows; And, like mail-clad knight, beside her Stand a tall, red-hearted Rose. On her bosom cold the … [Read more...] about The Lily and the Rose [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] VIII. Idols. There’s a chamber in our hearts, where we keep The memories that will not die. They sleep, But when the South Wind, mourning brings the rain, These shrouded dreams stalk … [Read more...] about Idols [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] VII. Star and Spire. A Spire in the still Night stood dreaming, And away and above it afar — Alone in its deep Heaven gleaming — A white, a mysterious Star. Was it Fate? Was it … [Read more...] about Star and Spire [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] VI. Wine Song. An Orient grape, enchanted, bled This drowsy tropic wine, That stains a deep and dewy red Thy ripe lip’s own carmine. I bless its trellised vines that gleam On some … [Read more...] about Wine Song [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] V. Shadows. Beside the Narrow Crossing-Place (And night was falling gray) Two Shadows met the legends tell . . . Each Shadow went its way. But there was anguish in their eyes, And … [Read more...] about Shadows [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] IV. Nocturne. On the mountain crest the Shadow Of victorious Morning clings; And deep, moated gullies tremble To the beat of ebon wings. Through the still, expectant Forest — Faint and … [Read more...] about Nocturne [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] III. In Thule. “There was a King in Thule,” And so the legends say, — Who loved his mistress truly, For ever and for aye. There was a King in Thule, And he would constant be; There is … [Read more...] about In Thule [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] II. Once Upon a Time. Ah, once upon a time, ’tis told, A knight of royal mien, With burnished glaive and casque of gold, Rode through a woodland green. Fair was he armed for any … [Read more...] about Once Upon a Time [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] I. The Earthen Floor. Where, in the shadow of the hill, The grass is going brown, Its old slab -walls are standing still, Although the roof is down. The plaster gapes in many cracks That … [Read more...] about The Earthen Floor [poem by E. J. Brady]

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] Dedication. To Norma: Because the Master cast a Soul, In braver, stronger mould, Because it took not tithe nor toll Of Dross, but sought for Gold: Because thy Faith was wise and … [Read more...] about Dedication [poem by E. J. Brady]