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Father Ryan's Poems (81)
2023-12-06A Flower's Song Star! Star, why dost thou shine Each night upon my brow? Why dost thou make me dream the dreams That I am dreaming now? Star! Star...
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Father Ryan's Poems (80)
2023-12-06A Song Written in an Album. Pure faced page! waiting so long To welcome my muse and me; Fold to thy breast, like a mother, the song That floats from m...
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Father Ryan's Poems (79)
2023-12-06Lines Sometimes, from the far-away, Wing a little thought to me; In the night or in the day, It will give a rest to me. I have praise of many here, An...
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Father Ryan's Poems (78)
2023-12-06Dreamland Over the silent sea of sleep, Far away! far away! Over a strange and starlit deep Where the beautiful shadows sway; Dim in the dark, Glideth...
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Father Ryan's Poems (77)
2023-12-06Song of the River A river went singing adown to the sea, A-singing ——low -singing ——And the dim rippling river said softly to ...
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Father Ryan's Poems (76)
2023-12-06Farewells They are so sad to say no poem tells The agony of hearts that dwells In lone and last farewells. They are like deaths they bring a wintry ch...
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Father Ryan's Poems (75)
2023-12-06Sorrow Farewell! I go to crown the dead; Yet ye have crowned yourselves to-day, For they whose hearts so faithful love The lonely grave ——...
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Father Ryan's Poems (74)
2023-12-06Forget-Me-Not "Forget-me-not!" The sad words strangely quiver On lips, like shadows falling on a river, Flowing away, By night, by day, Flow...
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Father Ryan's Poems (73)
2023-12-06Violet Leaves It is too late for violets, I only bring their leaves, I looked in vain for mignonettes To grace the crown grief weaves; For queenly May...
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Father Ryan's Poems (72)
2023-12-06Lily The angel flower of all the flowers Its sister flowers, In all the bowers Worship the lily, for it brings, Wherever it blooms, On shrines or tomb...