Poems by Pierre Reverdy
from The Exeter Book: Gnomic Verses
... and when they are at home together ...
"Itsy bitsy spider"
... And the itsy bitsy spider ...
Beowulf (modern English translation)
... and even so my strength had been lost had the Lord not shielded me ...
I Shall Be Married on Monday Morning
... And perhaps in the meantime love you might be sorry, ...
Jesus, My Sweet Lover
... As was the spere into thine herte, ...
Moo, Moo, Brown Cow
... Yes miss, three jugs smooth as silk ...
Don't Worry if Your Job Is Small
... Don't worry if your job is small, ...
The Bamboo Ladder
... And said what a good man am I ...
Incantation Against Lilith
... I am held in the holiness of the King ...
"I saw my Lady weep"
... The world can shew, leave off, in time, to grieve, ...
“A peanut sat on a railroad track ...”
... The five-fifteen came rushing by-- ...
Jesus Comforts His Mother
... Nay! Dere modere, for you weppe I noght, ...
The Cuckoo Song
... Bulluc sterteth, bucke verteth&mdash ...
The Dream of a Lover
... The sun, the moone had lost their force and lyght, ...
"Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top,"
... When the bough breaks the cradle will fall ...
