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Born in August 19, 1887 / Died in July 31, 1917 / Ireland / English

Poems by Francis Ledwidge

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Dawn

... And in my heart nigh fully blown, ...

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At A Poet's Grave

... And here where that sweet poet sleeps ...

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A Little Boy in the Morning

... And from their nest-sills finches whistle ...

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To An Old Quill Of Lord Dunsany's

... the soul you Sigh with craves nor begs of us ...

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To One Dead

... On a moss-upholstered stone, ...

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The Shadow People

... Where the clover globes are sweet ...

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In A Cafe

... Their hearts at peace, their God above them ...

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The Lanawn Shee

... Sweet wine from berries bruised they brought ...

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My Mother

... Lost birds' and wanderers' songs and ocean spray, ...

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Behind the Closed Eye

...   With its whitewashed walls and roofs of brown ...

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Spring Love

... Then came the swallow crowding up the dawn, ...

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A Soldier's Grave

... So, Spring shall come and leave it seet arrayed, ...

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Had I A Golden Pound (After The Irish)

... With birds in flight and flowers in bloom, ...

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To A Sparrow

... But for all your faults I love you, ...

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To One Who Comes Now And Then

... The household routine which was wont to tire&emsp ...