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Born in October 18, 1830 / Died in August 12, 1885 / United States / English

Poems by Helen Hunt Jackson

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The Fir-Tree and the Brook

... O Brook, I follow thee! All torn and bruised with mark of adze and chain, ...

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The Poet's Forge

... The powers of the air are in league with him ...

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The Victory of Patience

... greatest and least alike, thou rul'st their fate,-- ...

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Tides

... When, loosing his strong arms from round thy feet, ...

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To an Absent Lover

... That so much change should come when thou dost go, ...

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Tryst

... Have bloomed,---that I am thine!Others who would fly thee ...

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Two Truths

... I knew it was that you forgot!'But all the same, deep in her heart ...

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Unto one who lies at rest

... In the sun-warmed, bounteous West, ...

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Where?

... Its seed-films flutter silent, ghostly white: ...

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Emigravit

... Fair skies, rich lands, new homes, and untried days &emsp ...

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Poppies in the Wheat

... Like flashing seas of green, which toss and beat ...

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Best

... Their fingers in yours, and their bright curls shine ...

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Silence again

... Some subtle signal bids all sweet sounds cease, ...

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Opportunity

... Through fragrant wooded pass, this glimpse I bought, ...

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A Last Prayer

...   The souls I might have helped to save ...