Radclyffe Hall Poems

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31.
A Little Song

A RIPPLE and a rush, and a mating thrash,
And, oh ! the month must be at May.
A blossom and a tree, and a honey-bee,
And, oh ! it's such a perfect day !
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32.
The Song Of The Watcher

At the early break of day,
When the river mists grow pink.
And the moon begins to sink,
Down along the southern way ;
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33.
By The River

Through the rustling river grasses
Warm and sweet the young wind passes.
Blowing shyly soft caresses
To their dewy emerald tresses.
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34.
The Road To Colla

The blossoms of a Judas tree
Deep pink against an azure sea,
A silver moth on thoughtless vving,
A hidden bird that hghts to sing,
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35.
Prayer

If I should pray, my prayer would be
For gratitude unlimited :
For gratitude so vast and deep,
That it would move my soul to weep
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36.
Dawn

It is the dawn, that wondrous fateful hour
Of strange desires, of thoughts and deeds that stir
Within the womb of possibihty.
A wind new-wakened combs the silken sea.
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37.
To The Earth

Oh ! hadst thou kindly arms that could enfold me
While yet I live, sweet Earth, console and hold me
Unto thy bosom, thou, my fruitful Mother.
Oh ! hadst thou human lips for soft caresses.
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38.
Dawn Among The Olive Groves

Along the hills the olives grow.
And almonds bloom in early Spring,
And many are the streams that flow,
And countless are the birds that sing ;
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39.
Silent Places

Sweet are the silent places of the earth,
Green heart of woods through which no wind doth pass,
Long sloping meadows sown with silken grass,
Old gardens thick with scents of death, and birth.
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40.
The Call To London

Oh ! come to London, young lad,
Lots is to be seen !
But he said : 'I cannot come, maid.
Till the cuckoos all be dumb, maid.
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