from The Corsair - by
The power of Thought—the magic of the Mind! …
adventure
The Silver City - by
Yonder she sits beside the tranquil Dee,
/ Kindly yet cold, respectable and wise,
/ Sharp-tongued though civil, with wide-open eyes,
/ Dreaming of hills, yet…
Punctuation Marks - by
Where sea and land meet, begin there.
/ The ampersand, the join, is a fault
/ which caused jagged peaks to rise –
/ from…
Prelude - by
When the explorer landed on the first island
/ no innocent, fearful or naked
/ men and women
/ peered from behind the vegetation
/
/ neither poisoned arrows…
from Nomad in the sunset - by
This time he fell in the abyss on his horse, and the Sun fell with him
/ And his voice never reached…
Parachute men say . . . - by
Parachute men say
/ The first jump
/ Takes the breath away
/ Feet in the air disturb
/ Till you get used to it.
/
/ Solid ground
/ Is not where…
Portuguese Sea - by
O salty sea, so much of whose salt
/ Is Portugal’s tears! All the mothers
/ Who had to weep for us to cross…
‘I cannot deem why men toil so for Fame’ - by
I cannot deem why men toil so for Fame.
/ A porter is a porter though his load
/ Be the oceaned world,…
Lachin Y Gair (Dark Lochnagar) - by
Away, ye gay landscapes, ye gardens of roses,
/ In you let the minions of luxury rove,
/ Restore me the rocks where the…
The Owl and the Pussy-cat - by
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
/ In a beautiful pea-green boat,
/ They took some honey, and plenty…
So, We’ll Go No More A-roving - by
I
/ So, we’ll go no more a-roving
/ So late into the night,
/ Though the heart be still as loving,
/ …
Hamnavoe Market - by
They drove to the Market with ringing pockets.
/
/ Folster found a girl
/ Who put wounds on his face and throat,
/ Small and…