PoemHunter.com   
Mnemosyne by Trumbull Stickney   
Search:     
Home Poets Poems Lyrics Quotations Music Forum Search Member Area Poetry E-Books Sites Mini Quiz
 
Trumbull Stickney (1874 - 1904 / Sweden)
Biography   Poems   Comments   More Info   Stats  
Joseph Trumbull Stickney was born in Geneva on June 20, 1874, and grew up in many cities and countries as his parents travelled widely ... Wiesbaden, .. more >>
24 poems of Trumbull Stickney
File Size:149 k 
File Format: Acrobat Reader
To download the eBook right-Click on the title and select "Save Target As". more ebooks >>
 
<< prev. poem Poems by Trumbull Stickney : 12 / 24 next poem >>
  
  Mnemosyne

User Rating:

-- /10
(0 votes)



  It 's autumn in the country I remember.

How warm a wind blew here about the ways!
And shadows on the hillside lay to slumber
During the long sun-sweetened summer-days.

It's cold abroad the country I remember.

The swallows veering skimmed the golden grain
At midday with a wing aslant and limber;
And yellow cattle browsed upon the plain.

It 's empty down the country I remember.

I had a sister lovely in my sight:
Her hair was dark, her eyes were very sombre;
We sang together in the woods at night.

It 's lonely in the country I remember.

The babble of our children fills my ears,
And on our hearth I stare the perished ember
To flames that show all starry thro' my tears.

It 's dark about the country I remember.

There are the mountains where I lived. The path
Is slushed with cattle-tracks and fallen timber,
The stumps are twisted by the tempests' wrath.

But that I knew these places are my own,
I 'd ask how came such wretchedness to cumber
The earth, and I to people it alone.

It rains across the country I remember.

Trumbull Stickney


Poem Share:


Read poems about / on: remember, sister, autumn, dark, lonely, summer, together, children, hair, people, wind, alone, sun, night, child

 
  Comments about this poem (Mnemosyne by Trumbull Stickney )

There is no comment submitted by members..

Click here to write your comments about this poem (Mnemosyne by Trumbull Stickney )
 
 
  People who read Trumbull Stickney

 
 
  More classic poets:

      The complete list >>

 
 
  Lyrics

      The complete list >>

 
 

 Search in the World Poetry Database => 

 Search:    tips
Hide the search box!
 
 
  E-MAIL THIS PAGE TO A FRIEND - Found this page interesting? Recommend it to your friend!
 
 Your E-mail:  
 Friend's Email:  
   
Your
Message:

 

  
  QuickPoll
How often do you visit our website?
 
Once a day
Once a week
Once a month
Once a year

 

(c) Poems are the property of their respective owners. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge..  About Us | Copyright notice | Privacy statement | Help
7/4/2009 1:50:34 PM . You Are Here: Mnemosyne by Trumbull Stickney

#.1#

Home | Poets | Poems | Lyrics | Music | Quotations | Forum | Search | Random Poem | Free Poetry eBooks | Contests | Sites |
Submit a Poem | Manage Your Poems | Contact Us

Christmas Poems | Love Poems | Pablo Neruda | Death Poems | Sad Poems | Birthday Poems | Wedding Poems | Annabel Lee | Sorry Poems