Greek Tragedy - by
They did not know they stood by Leukas’ rocks
/ (Where Sappho’s story hurls her from above)
/ While waiting for the transports to…
leave-taking
Left Behind - by
I cannot bring myself to burst your everywhere balloons
/ That cheer our rooms, mementos of delight,
/ Nor bundle bears, deep buried in…
Gone but Not Forgotten - by
On leaving
you playfully punched
my left
shoulder…
The Late Swallow - by
Leave, leave your well-loved nest,
/ Late swallow, and fly away.
/ Here is no rest
/ For hollowing heart and wearying wing.
/ Your comrades all have…
John o’ Lorn - by
My plaid is on my shoulder and my boat is on the shore,
/ And it’s all bye…
As Time Draws Near - by
As time draws near
/ the end of our days
/ and the plates fall
/
/ away from our knees,
/ let us not be…
The Three - by
In the depth of winter
/ In the dark of night
/ There was only one house,
/ Only one light.
/
/ I walked down the…
Bon Voyage - by
I want it to be clear that the I in this book is I.
/ I do not subscribe to any…
Lines Before Going - by
Soon is the night of our faring to regions unknown,
/ There not to flinch at the challenge suddenly thrown
/ By the great…
Thrawn Kate - by
We gaed thegither through the rye
/ As gloaming dusked the dell,
/ He clamb the dyke, I wadna try,
/ And sae I said farewell.
/ I…
Parting - by
i.m. Julie Betty Rowan
/
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/ Early autumn the school trunk would re-appear
/ as if to say summer was over, time for my sister…
Rouen - by
Rouen
/ April 26 – May 25, 1915
/
/ Early morning over Rouen, hopeful, high, courageous morning,
/ And the laughter of adventure and the steepness…