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Born in August 3, 1855 / Died in May 11, 1896 / United States / English

Poems by Henry Cuyler Bunner

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The Heart Of The Tree

...   He plants cool shade and tender rain, ...

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Shriven

... I am shrived. All’s done—all’s said—all’s shaped and rounded out— ...

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An Old-Fashioned Love Song

... Falls on men’s ears, their souls rejoice ...

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"One, Two, Three!"

... And they never had stirred from their places, ...

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She Was a Beauty

... Wooed her in stiff, old-fashioned phrase— ...

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Grant

...   That drowned our hearthstones, splashed with blood our sills ...

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May-Bloom

... But your sisters thrive where the sward’s alive ...

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The Lost Child

... YE CRYER: Here’s a reward for who’ll find Love! ...

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For an Old Poet

... Grant that, in memory’s deeps still cherished, ...

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In a Paris Restaurant

... We used to.” While then my too-soon-smitten soul recants, ...

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To A Dead Woman

...   Through long years keep it fresh on thy lips, O friend! ...

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A Pitcher of Mignonette

... To the little sick child in the basement— ...

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Strong as Death

... Let no faint perfume cling to thee ...

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Candor

... And"--her clear glance fell, and her cheek grew red-- ...

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A Dead Woman

... Through long years keep it fresh on thy lips, 0 friend! ...