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James Stephens
James Stephens
(9 February 1882 - 26 December 1950 / Dublin)
James Stephens Poems
| 1. | The Old Man | 5/10/2012 |
| 2. | The Cow | 5/10/2012 |
| 3. | Insurrections | 5/10/2012 |
| 4. | O'Bruaidar | 5/10/2012 |
| 5. | What the Devil Said | 3/30/2016 |
| 6. | The Cherry Tree | 5/10/2012 |
| 7. | The Secret | 5/10/2012 |
| 8. | The Devil's Bag | 5/10/2012 |
| 9. | The Coral Island | 5/10/2012 |
| 10. | The Horse | 5/10/2012 |
| 11. | The Turn Of The Road | 5/10/2012 |
| 12. | What The Snake Saw | 5/10/2012 |
| 13. | Midnight | 5/10/2012 |
| 14. | The Wood Of Flowers | 5/10/2012 |
| 15. | Blue-Blood | 5/10/2012 |
| 16. | Strict Joy | 5/10/2012 |
| 17. | The White Wido | 5/10/2012 |
| 18. | Behind The Hill | 5/10/2012 |
| 19. | White Fields | 5/10/2012 |
| 20. | In The Orchard | 5/10/2012 |
| 21. | The Shell | 5/10/2012 |
| 22. | Breakfast Time | 5/10/2012 |
| 23. | Westland Row | 3/27/2010 |
| 24. | Righteous Anger | 3/27/2010 |
| 25. | The Fifteen Acres | 3/27/2010 |
| 26. | April Showers | 5/10/2012 |
| 27. | A Visit From Abroad | 3/27/2010 |
| 28. | The Goat Paths | 3/27/2010 |
| 29. | The Coolun | 3/27/2010 |
| 30. | The Glass Of Beer | 3/27/2010 |
| 31. | In The Cool Of The Evening | 1/1/2004 |
| 32. | The Daisies | 3/27/2010 |
| 33. | The Wind | 3/27/2010 |
| 34. | The Lonely God | 1/1/2004 |
| 35. | The Spring In Ireland: 1916 | 3/27/2010 |
| 36. | Check | 3/27/2010 |
| 37. | In The Poppy Field | 1/1/2004 |
| 38. | I Heard A Bird At Dawn | 1/1/2004 |
| 39. | Hate | 1/1/2004 |
| 40. | The Snare | 3/27/2010 |
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Best Poem of James Stephens
The Ancient Elf
I am the maker,
The builder, the breaker,
The eagle-winged helper,
The speedy forsaker!
The lance and the lyre,
The water, the fire,
The tooth of oppression,
The lip of desire!
The snare and the wing,
They honey, the sting!
When you seek for me--look
For a different thing!
I, careless and gay,
Never mean what I say,
For my thoughts and my eyes
Look the opposite way!
The Ancient Elf
I am the maker,
The builder, the breaker,
The eagle-winged helper,
The speedy forsaker!
The lance and the lyre,
The water, the fire,
The tooth of oppression,
The lip of desire!
Does anyone know the poem by James Stephens 'O Ghost, that has gone away'? I need to check a text.
In the forth line of the poem Check I believe the word should be stole not sole. I had to memorise this at school back in the early 60's and the word was stole.
Where is the brilliant James Stephens poem 'The Shell'? It should be here. The simple act of putting a shell to the ear caused him to produce a truly wonderful poem.