[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Hot Wind Day in Spring. Oh what a cruel and outrageous thing That in the midst of silken airs like these, When, to the wooing of a honied breeze The delicate wistaria blossoms swing Their drooping … [Read more...] about A Hot Wind Day in Spring [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
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Sydney Harbour [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Sydney Harbour. To love thee, and to leave thee ! Joy and pain True balanced, for thy regal beauty lies Not throned a day-queen in my passing eyes, But bedded in my heart. A golden lane Of memory … [Read more...] about Sydney Harbour [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Sydney Harbour [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Sydney Harbour. Who has not seen thee lacks so fair a thing That I am fain to pity him, although So like a comrade doth thy beauty grow Into my life, that leaving thee must bring A real grief. Thy … [Read more...] about Sydney Harbour [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Futility [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Futility. I have some thoughts like birds that hover near me, And flutter wings, impatient for a flight, Yet is the limit of my mind, I fear me, Too small to let them mount and fly aright. Oh! … [Read more...] about Futility [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Hidden Deeps [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Hidden Deeps. Every man in the deep of his heart Knows of a secret sin, That taps at the door of his meanest self, And seeketh a home therein. That lingers about with a luring smile, And, oust it … [Read more...] about Hidden Deeps [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Deduction [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Deduction. Systems and theories fade, Others are slowly made, Life springs, and is destroyed, Riot reigns in the void, Yet under, without flaw, Lieth the Law. Types merge. A paradox All rule … [Read more...] about Deduction [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
In Some Deep Wood [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] In Some Deep Wood. Oh! if I only could, Lie, self-effaced in some deep wood, My breast against the moss, and feel The great world underneath me wheel In silence, while high overhead Oceans of azure … [Read more...] about In Some Deep Wood [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
A Newborn Infant [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] A Newborn Infant. Hush! draw thy breath slowly, This moment is holy, Touched with a splendour beyond human ken; For through this small portal A spirit immortal Pure and untainted descends among … [Read more...] about A Newborn Infant [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Love’s Illusions [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Love’s Illusions. I know a creek, a little creek Hid in a hill’s embraces, Where they who still for Beauty seek May find her lingering traces. The willows, with long tresses bent, Shadow the water … [Read more...] about Love’s Illusions [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
The Thoroughfare of Souls [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] The Thoroughfare of Souls. The wind that cleaves an open road Through endless plains of air; This is the thoroughfare of souls, This is their viewless stair. No footfalls echo as they pass, Oh! … [Read more...] about The Thoroughfare of Souls [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
The Universal Query [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] The Universal Query. Shall I awake some unexpected day, and feel my soul Shake off this drowsiness of living And watch a new horizon backward roll New boundaries to a new creation giving, And see … [Read more...] about The Universal Query [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
The Coward [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] The Coward. The little life, soft-moulded, that fits my circling arm, The little heart that leans on mine, and knows no sin nor harm, The little thoughts that I can guide, the days that I can … [Read more...] about The Coward [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
The Sting of Life [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] The Sting of Life. Sorrow lies about us, crouching like a leopard fierce, Ready, when we think it least our careless guard to pierce. Our homes are built of human hearts, grief’s hand is on the … [Read more...] about The Sting of Life [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Through the Smoke of Bushfires [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Through the Smoke of Bushfires. I saw the long grey wreaths of smoke arise And lie along the margin of the skies, And float athwart the blue of heaven and fall Across my vision like a mourner’s … [Read more...] about Through the Smoke of Bushfires [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Love’s Challenge [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Love’s Challenge. The tightening of a saddle-girth, The buttoning of a glove; Now who could think such trifles worth The passion touch of love? Saltbush on the windy plain, The clink of iron … [Read more...] about Love’s Challenge [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
What the Wind Sang [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] What the Wind Sang. Oh, heard ye what the dawn-wind sang, Clean from the crystal night? It blew a new breath thro’ the world, And set the sun alight. Oh, heard ye how it clarioned clear, With all … [Read more...] about What the Wind Sang [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
The Core of Time [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] The Core of Time. My path lies through an orchard, where the sun Filters among the heavy-laden boughs, I pass the ruddy fruit, and pluck not one, Dreaming, with deeply knitted brows Of God knows … [Read more...] about The Core of Time [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Song for the Departure of the Troops, 1901 [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Song for the Departure of the Troops, 1901. March, march, march, to the call of bugle and fife, Kiss, kiss, kiss, your sweetheart or your wife, Look, look, look at your friends as you pass them … [Read more...] about Song for the Departure of the Troops, 1901 [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
An Empty Glass [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] An Empty Glass. “And when thyself, with shining foot shall pass Among the guests star-scattered on the grass And in thy joyous errand reach the spot Where I made one . . . turn down an empty … [Read more...] about An Empty Glass [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Some and Some [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Some and Some. Some sit in the sun and spin Threads very fine and thin, And they are heavy-hearted, If this strand should be parted, Or that one run awry By the flicker of an eye. They weave their … [Read more...] about Some and Some [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Insurrection [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Insurrection. Come to heel, body. Come to heel! Who and what are you to steal, The birthright of your betters. Are you heir To immortality and do you dare To wield the sceptre and repeal The laws … [Read more...] about Insurrection [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Sydney Harbour [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Sydney Harbour. Thy beauty is an entity, coherent and endued With more intricate essences than Nature ever brewed, She truly made the lovely mould with cunning workmanship, But a potent spirit brims … [Read more...] about Sydney Harbour [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
My Country [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] My Country. Sod sown with happy little flower faces, Singing of shallow creeks in ti-tree shaded places, Giant boles of ragged bark in chocolate soils embedded, Flickering gleams of shine and shade … [Read more...] about My Country [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Bellbirds [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Bellbirds. You remember how we heard them In those quiet woodland dells, Tiny grey-green songsters ringing In the air their elfin bells. Bellbirds! bellbirds! magic cadence, Thin and sweet beyond … [Read more...] about Bellbirds [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
My Hidden Garden [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] My Hidden Garden. A hedge of silence shields it from the passer-by, We only hold its mystic key, my brooding heart and I, Here blow the lilies of my dreams, fair and unspotted yet In the sheltered … [Read more...] about My Hidden Garden [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]