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Father Ryan's Poems (69)
2023-12-06White Rose Her grave is not a grave; it is a shrine, Where innocence reposes, Bright over which God's stars must love to shine, And where, when Wi...
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Father Ryan's Poems (70)
2023-12-06Laurel I found it on a mountain slope, The sunlight on its face; It caught from clouds a smile of hope That brightened all the place. They wreathe wit...
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Father Ryan's Poems (71)
2023-12-06Willow Branch To sorrow's own sweet crown, With simple grace, The weeping-willow bends her branches down Just like a mother's arm, To shield f...
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Father Ryan's Poems (72)
2023-12-06Lily The angel flower of all the flowers Its sister flowers, In all the bowers Worship the lily, for it brings, Wherever it blooms, On shrines or tomb...
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Father Ryan's Poems (73)
2023-12-06Violet Leaves It is too late for violets, I only bring their leaves, I looked in vain for mignonettes To grace the crown grief weaves; For queenly May...
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Father Ryan's Poems (74)
2023-12-06Forget-Me-Not "Forget-me-not!" The sad words strangely quiver On lips, like shadows falling on a river, Flowing away, By night, by day, Flow...
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Father Ryan's Poems (75)
2023-12-06Sorrow Farewell! I go to crown the dead; Yet ye have crowned yourselves to-day, For they whose hearts so faithful love The lonely grave ——...
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Father Ryan's Poems (76)
2023-12-06Farewells They are so sad to say no poem tells The agony of hearts that dwells In lone and last farewells. They are like deaths they bring a wintry ch...
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Father Ryan's Poems (77)
2023-12-06Song of the River A river went singing adown to the sea, A-singing ——low -singing ——And the dim rippling river said softly to ...
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Father Ryan's Poems (78)
2023-12-06Dreamland Over the silent sea of sleep, Far away! far away! Over a strange and starlit deep Where the beautiful shadows sway; Dim in the dark, Glideth...