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in sheer delight As if they loved the sun�此�And all the songs of little birds 

Who laughed and cried in silver words Were joined as they were one。 

    And down the streaming golden sky A lark came circling with a cry Of 

wonder´weaving joy�此�And all the arch of heaven rang Where meadowlands 

of dreaming hang As when I was a boy。 

    And through   the ringing   solitude   In pulsing lovely amplitude A  mist 

hung in a shroud�察�As though the light of loneliness Turned pure delight to 

holiness�察�And bathed it in a cloud。 

     I stripped my laughing body bare And plunged into that holy air That 

washed   me   like   a sea�察�And   raced   against   its   silver   tide That   stroked   my 

eager glancing side And made my spirit free。 

       Across   the   limits of   the   land The   wind   and   I   swept hand   and   hand 

Beyond the golden glow。 We danced across the ocean plain Like thrushes 

singing in the rain A song of long ago。 

    And on into the silver night We strove to win the race with light And 

bring    the  vision   home�察   �And   bring   the  wonder     home    again   Unto   the 

sleeping eyes of men Across the singing foam。 

    And down the river of the world Our glowing�察�limbs in glory swirled 

As spring within a flower�察�And stars in music of delight Streamed gayly 

down our shoulders white Like petals in a shower。 

    And tears of awful wonder ran Adown my cheeks to hear the clan Of 

beauty chaunting white The prayer too deep for living word�察�Or sight of 

man or winging bird�察�Or music over forest heard At falling of the night。 

    And dropping slowly as the dew On grasses that the winds renew In 

urge of flooding fire�察�And softly as the hushing boughs The gentle airs of 

dawn arouse To cradle morning's quire。 

     The   murmur   of   the   singing    leaves   Around    the   secret   Flame�察 �Like 

mating   swallows   'neath   the   eaves   In   rustling   silence   came�察�And   flowing 

through the silent air Creation fluttered in a prayer Descending on a spiral 

stair�察�And calling me by name。 



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     It   nestled   in   my  dreaming   eyes   Like   heaven   in   a   lake�察�And   softened 

hope   into   surprise   For   very   beauty's   sake�察  �And   silence   blossomed   into 

morn�察�Whose fragrant rosy´breasted dawn Could scarcely bear to break。 

     I   sang   into   the   morning   light As   loud   as   I   could   sing�察  �The   treetops 

bowed in sheer delight Before the slanting wing。 And all the songs of little 

birds   Who   laughed   and   cried   in   silver   words Adored   the   Risen   Spring。 

EDWARD J。 O'BRIEN 

       MICHAEL PAT 



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                TO ANNA HEMPSTEAD 

                               BRANCH 



    OLD Michael Pat he said to me He saw an angel in a tree。 He knew I'd 

never�察  �never   doubt   him�察  �For   what   would   heaven   be   without   them。   The 

angel laughed for very glee And sang out loud�此 �Heigh� �come with me� ─�

Old   Michael   felt   a   creeping   kind   Of   wonder   in   his   humble   mind�察�And�察�

hardly  knowing   what   to   say�察 �Ran   where   the   angel showed   the   way。  The 

lambs were running on the hills�察�Glad laughter echoed from the rills�察�And 

many     hidden   little  birds  Talked  pleasant   things   in  singing  words。   He 

followed     up   a   mountain    then   And    saw    a  crowd    of   singing   men 

Approaching to a Crown of Light Wherein they took a fresh delight。 He 

danced and sang and whooped and crew To see the Lord of all he knew 

Surrounded by the living songs Of stars and men in countless throngs�察�And 

then   he   died   to   life   again�察  �And   shovelled   with   the   strength   of   ten。   He 

taught me how to say my letters�察�And take my hat off to my betters�察�And 

when   I   asked   for   fairy   stories�察  �He   told   me   of   angelic   glories。   He   was   a 

lovely farmer�察�he Had seen an angel in a tree。 

    EDWARD J。 O'BRIEN 



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                                         SONG 



                     FROM ;FLESH�此�A GEOGORIAN ODE; 

    EBB on with me across the sunset tide And float beyond the waters of 

the world�察�The light of evening slipping from my side�察�Thy softened voice 

in waves of silence furled。 

    Flow on into the flaming morning wine�察�Drowning the land in color。 

Then   on   high   Rise   in   thy   candid   innocence   and   shine   Like   to   a   poplar 

straight against the sky。 

    EDWARD J。 O'BRIEN 

       IN MEMORIAM�此�FRANCIS LEDWIDGE ��Killed in action�察�July 31�察�

1917�� 

       SOLDIER   and   singer   of   Erin�察  �What   may   I   fashion   for   thee�拭  �What 

garland of words or of flowers�拭�Singer of sunlight and showers�察�The wind 

on the lea�察�

    Of clouds�察�and the houses of Erin�察�Wee cabins�察�white on the plain�察�And 

bright   with   the  colours   of  even�察 �Beauty   of   earth  and  of  heaven    falls 

Outspread beyond Slane� �night through let my mind be still�察�

     Slane�察  �where   the   Easter   of   Patrick   Flamed   on   the   night   of   the   Gael�察�

Guard both the honor and story Of him who has died for the glory That 

crowns Innisfail。 

     Soldier of right and of freedom�察�I offer thee song and hot tears。 With 

Brian�察  �and   Red   Hugh   O'Donnell�察  �The   chiefs   of   Tyrone   and   Tryconnell�察�

Live on through the years� �

    NORREYS JEPHSON O'CONOR 



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                             EVENSONG 



    A SHEPHERD piping�察�herald of the Night Who comes with Silence up 

the coloured vale�察�Treading low gently�察�clad in greyish white�察�Poignantly 

piping�察�sound   your reedy  wail�   �For Day  departed   moves in   funeral train 

Tended     by  Twilight   and�察 �in  deepest  rose�察 �The   splendid  Sunset   melts 

beneath the main While sweet the Sea´wind with cool softness blows。 As 

when     a  mother   gathers  to  her  breast  The   child  who   frets  for  Dad's 

remembered      smart�察 �Now    Light  fades   quickly  in  the  ashen  west�察 �And 

Night´Peace falls across my troubled heart。 Flutes�察�for the night   through 

let my mind be still�察�And God keep safe with Him my stubborn will� �

    NORREYS JEPHSON O'CONOR 



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                           THE PROPHET 



    ALL day long he kept the sheep�此�Far and early�察�from the crowd�察�On 

the   hills   from   steep   to   steep�察  �Where   the   silence   cried   aloud�察  �And   the 

shadow of the cloud Wrapt him in a noonday sleep。 

    Where he dipped the water's cool�察�Filling boyish hands from thence�察�

Something breathed across the pool Stir of sweet enlightenments�察�And he 

drank�察�with thirsty sense�察�Till his heart was brimmed and full。 

     Still�察  �the   hovering   Voice   unshed�察�And   the   Vision   unbeheld�察�And   the 

mute sky overhead�察�And his longing�察�still withheld� �Even when the two 

tears welled�察�Salt�察�upon that lonely bread。 

    Vaguely   blessed   in   the   leaves�察  �Dim´companioned   in   the   sun�察  �Eager 

mornings�察�wistful   eyes�察�Very  hunger   drew him  on�察�And To´morrow  ever 

shone With the glow the sunset weaves。 

     Even   so�察 �to   that   young   heart�察�Words   and   hands   and   Men   were   dear�察�

And the stir of lane and mart After daylong vigil here。 Sunset called�察�and 

he drew near�察�Still to find his path apart。 

    When the Bell�察�with gentle tongue�察�Called the herd´bells home again�察�

Through   the   purple   shades   he   swung�察  �Down   the   mountain�察  �through   the 

glen�察�Towards the sound of fellow´men�察� Even from the light that clung。 

    Dimly too�察�as cloud on cloud�察�Came that silent flock of his�此�Thronging 

whiteness�察  �in   a   crowd�察�After   homing   twos   and   threes�察  �With   the   longing 

memories Of all white things dreamed and vowed。 

     Through the fragrances�察�alone�察�By the sudden´silent brook�察 �From the 

open world unknown�察�To the close of speech and book�察�There to find the 

foreign look In the faces of his own。 

     Sharing was beyond his skill�察�Shyly yet�察�he made essay�此�Sought to dip�察�

and   share�察  �and   fill   Heart's´desire�察  �from  day  to   day。  But   their   eyes�察  �some 

foreign way�察�Looked at him�察�and he was still。 

     Last�察�he reached his arms to sleep�察�Where the Vision waited�察�dim�察�Still 

beyond some deep´on´deep。 

    And the darkness folded him�察 �Eager heart and weary limb。 All day 

long�察�he kept the sheep。 

     JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY 



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                HARVEST´MOON�此�1914 



    OVER the twilight field�察�The overflowing field�察�Over the glimmering 

field�察�And bleeding furrows with their sodden yield Of sheaves that   still 

did writhe�察�After the scythe�察�The teeming field and darkly overstrewn With 

all the garnered fulness of that noon Two looked upon each other。 One 

was a Woman men called their mother�察�And one�察�the Harvest´Moon。 

    And one�察�the Harvest´Moon�察�Who stood�察�who gazed On those unquiet 

gleanings     where   they  bled�察  �Till  the  lone  Woman     said�此  �But   we  were 

crazed   。  。  。 We   should   laugh now  together�察 �I   and   you�察�We   two。 You�察 �for 

your dreaming it was worth A star's while to look on and light the Earth�察�

And I�察�forever telling to my mind�察�Glory it was�察�and gladness�察�to give birth 

To humankind� �Yes�察�I�察�that ever thought it not amiss To give the
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