Dreams and Days: Poems George Parsons Lathrop Dreams and Days: Poems Table of Contents Dreams and Days: Poems.........................................................................................................................................1 George Parsons Lathrop.................................................................................................................................1 I...................................................................................................................................................................................2 STRIKE HANDS, YOUNG MEN!...............................................................................................................2 O JAY! ......................................................................................................................................................4 THE STAR TO ITS LIGHT..........................................................................................................................6 THE SUNSHINE OF THINE EYES".........................................................................................................8 JESSAMINE..................................................................................................................................................8 THE BOBOLINK........................................................................................................................................11 SAILOR'S SONG, RETURNING...............................................................................................................12 FIRST GLANCE..........................................................................................................................................14 BRIDE BROOK...........................................................................................................................................15 MAY−ROSE................................................................................................................................................18 THE SINGING WIRE.................................................................................................................................19 THE HEART OF A SONG..........................................................................................................................21 SOUTH−WIND...........................................................................................................................................22 THE LOVER'S YEAR.................................................................................................................................22 NEW WORLDS...........................................................................................................................................23 NIGHT IN NEW YORK..............................................................................................................................24 THE SONG−SPARROW............................................................................................................................26 I LOVED YOU, ONCE .............................................................................................................................27 II................................................................................................................................................................................29 THE BRIDE OF WAR................................................................................................................................29 A RUNE OF THE RAIN.............................................................................................................................35 BREAKERS.................................................................................................................................................38 BLACKMOUTH, OF COLORADO...........................................................................................................41 THE CHILD YEAR.....................................................................................................................................45 CHRISTENING...........................................................................................................................................47 THANKSGIVING TURKEY......................................................................................................................49 BEFORE THE SNOW.................................................................................................................................50 III...............................................................................................................................................................................52 YOUTH TO THE POET..............................................................................................................................52 THE SWORD DHAM.................................................................................................................................53 AT THE GOLDEN GATE"......................................................................................................................55 CHARITY....................................................................................................................................................56 HELEN AT THE LOOM.............................................................................................................................57 THE CASKET OF OPALS..........................................................................................................................60 LOVE THAT LIVES...................................................................................................................................68 IV...............................................................................................................................................................................70 BLUEBIRD'S GREETING..........................................................................................................................70 THE VOICE OF THE VOID.......................................................................................................................72 O WHOLESOME DEATH"......................................................................................................................73 INCANTATION..........................................................................................................................................73 FAMINE AND HARVEST.........................................................................................................................75 THE CHILD'S WISH GRANTED..............................................................................................................76 THE FLOWN SOUL...................................................................................................................................76 SUNSET AND SHORE...............................................................................................................................78 THE PHOEBE−BIRD..................................................................................................................................79 i Dreams and Days: Poems Table of Contents Dreams and Days: Poems A STRONG CITY.......................................................................................................................................79 THREE DOVES..........................................................................................................................................82 V................................................................................................................................................................................83 ARISE, AMERICAN!.................................................................................................................................83 THE NAME OF WASHINGTON...............................................................................................................86 GRANT'S DIRGE........................................................................................................................................87 BATTLE DAYS..........................................................................................................................................92 KEENAN'S CHARGE.................................................................................................................................94 MARTHY VIRGINIA'S HAND..................................................................................................................98 GETTYSBURG: A BATTLE ODE...........................................................................................................100 NOTES.......................................................................................................................................................108 ii Dreams and Days: Poems George Parsons Lathrop This page copyright © 2002 Blackmask Online. http://www.blackmask.com • I • STRIKE HANDS, YOUNG MEN! • O JAY! • THE STAR TO ITS LIGHT • THE SUNSHINE OF THINE EYES • JESSAMINE • THE BOBOLINK • SAILOR'S SONG, RETURNING • FIRST GLANCE • BRIDE BROOK • MAY−ROSE • THE SINGING WIRE • THE HEART OF A SONG • SOUTH−WIND • THE LOVER'S YEAR • NEW WORLDS • NIGHT IN NEW YORK • THE SONG−SPARROW • I LOVED YOU, ONCE • II • THE BRIDE OF WAR • A RUNE OF THE RAIN • BREAKERS • BLACKMOUTH, OF COLORADO • THE CHILD YEAR • CHRISTENING • THANKSGIVING TURKEY • BEFORE THE