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Father Ryan's Poems (51)
2023-12-06"Peace! Be Still" Sometimes the Saviour sleeps, and it is dark; For, oh! His eyes are this world's only light, And when they close wild ...
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Father Ryan's Poems (50)
2023-12-06Lake Como Winter on the mountains Summer on the shore, The robes of sun-gleams woven, The lake's blue wavelets wore. Cold, white, against the heav...
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Father Ryan's Poems (49)
2023-12-06Spirit Song Thou wert once the purest wave Where the tempests roar; Thou art now a golden wave On the golden shore —— Ever —— ...
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Father Ryan's Poems (48)
2023-12-06A Mystery His face was sad; some shadow must have hung Above his soul; its folds, now falling dark, Now almost bright; but dark or not so dark, Like c...
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Father Ryan's Poems (47)
2023-12-06Sentinel Songs When falls the soldier brave, Dead at the feet of wrong, The poet sings and guards his grave With sentinels of song. Songs, march! he g...
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Father Ryan's Poems (46)
2023-12-06After Seeing Pius IX I saw his face to-day; he looks a chief Who fears not human rage, nor human guile; Upon his cheeks the twilight of a grief, But i...
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Father Ryan's Poems (45)
2023-12-06Old Trees Old trees, old trees! in your mystic gloom There's many a warrior laid, And many a nameless and lonely tomb Is sheltered beneath your sh...
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Father Ryan's Poems (44)
2023-12-06December After SicknessI nearly died, I almost touched the door That swings between forever and no more; I think I heard the awful hinges grate, Hour ...
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Father Ryan's Poems (43)
2023-12-06In Rome At last the dream of youth Stands fair and bright before me, The sunshine of the home of truth Falls tremulously o'er me. And tower, and s...
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Father Ryan's Poems (42)
2023-12-06A Thought There never was a valley without a faded flower, There never was a heaven without some little cloud; The face of day may flash with light in...