Poems by Padraic Colum
A Connachtman
... That the wind that lifts when the sails are loosed, ...
Men On Islands
... Pots that shelve the tap-root's growth ...
Otters
... Of the River the deep, dark, full, and flowing River! ...
Breffne Caoinc
... I weep beside Loch Sheelin and the day is long and grey! ...
Imitation of a Welsh Poem
... " 'Twas not the wolf, 'twas not the deer ...
Wild Ass
... The wild horse from the herd is plucked ...
Before The Fair
... "Live," "live," and "Here," "here," the blackbird ...
The Resplendent Quetzal-Bird
... To Quetzalcoatl who makes verdure through rain-flow ...
Sojourning and Wandering
... Though the fawns, where the brackens make covert, may range away undeterred, ...
Snake
... And, bare and voiceless, you do tempt us, Snake! ...
Achill Girl's Song
... My dress will be the sheet bleached there, ...
Shall I Go Bound And You Go Free?
... And there are banners where I ride! ...
Dublin Roads
... When they came from the field and stood by the bridge, ...
Hawaii
... Gird your lom-cloth! The wave rolls and swells higher, the wave that will not break bears you along ...
The Poet
... They are nests, and they're more than nests," he said, ...
