Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Integrity

Immortal life is something to be earned,By slow, self-conquest, comradeship with pain,And patient seeking after higher truths.We cannot follow our..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Inspiration

Not like a daring, bold, aggressive boy,Is inspiration, eager to pursue,But rather like a maiden, fond, yet coy,Who gives herself to him who best..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Individuality

Ah yes, I love you, and with all my heart;Just as a weaker woman loves her own,Better than I love my beloved art,Which, until you came, reigned..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Independence Ode

Columbia, fair queen in your glory!Columbia, the pride of the earth!We crown you with song- wreath and story;We honour the day of your birth!The..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In The Night

In the silent midnight watches,When the earth was clothed in gloom,And the grim and awful darknessCrept unbidden to my room-On the solemn, deathly..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In The Long Run

In the long run fame finds the deserving man.The lucky wight may prosper for a day,But in good time true merit leads the van,And vain pretense..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In The Garden

One moment alone in the garden,Under the August skies;The moon had gone but the stars shone on, -Shone like your beautiful eyes.Away from the glitter..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In The Cup

There is grief in the cup!I saw a proud mother set wine on the board;The eyes of her son sparkled bright as she pouredThe ruddy stream into the glass..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In Memoriam

Looking some papers over,Dusty and dim and old,I found some words that thrilled meWith their ring of genuine goldWords that were better than..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In India's Dreamy Land

In India's land one listens aghastTo the people who scream and bawl;For each caste yells at a lower caste,And the Britisher yells at them all.

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In Grandmamma's Kitchen

In grandmamma's kitchen, things got in a riotThe cream in a pot on the shelf,Where everything always seemed peaceful and quiet,Got whipped, for I..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In France I Saw A Hill

In France I saw a hill-a gentle slopeRising above old tombs to greet the gleamFrom soft spring skies. Beyond these skies dwells hope,But those green..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In Faith

When the soft sweet wind o' the south went by,I dwelt in the light of a dark brown eye;And out where the robin sang his song,We lived and loved..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In England

In England, there are wrongs no doubt,Which should be righted; so men say,Who seek to weed earth's garden out,And give the roses right of way;Yes..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Impatience

How can I wait until you come to me?The once fleet mornings linger by the way;Their sunny smiles touched with malicious gleeAt my unrest, they seem..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

If I Should Die

If I should die, how kind you all would grow!In that strange hour I would not have one foe.There are no words too beautiful to sayOf one who goes..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

If Christ Came Questioning

If Christ came questioning His world to-day,(If Christ came questioning,)'What hast thou done to glorify thy God,Since last My feet this lower earth..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

If--

If I were a raindrop, and you were a leaf,I would burst from the cloud above youAnd lie on your breast in a rapture of rest,And love you, love you..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

If

Dear love, if you and I could sail away,With snowy pennons to the wind unfurled,Across the waters of some unknown bay,And find some island far from..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Idler's Song

I sit in the twilight dimAt the close of an idle day,And I list to the soft sweet hymn,That rises far away,And dies on the evening air.Oh, all day..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I, Too

I saw fond lovers in that glowThat oft-times fades away too soon:I saw and said, 'Their joy I knowI, too, have had my honeymoon.'A young expectant..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I Will Be Worthy Of It

ItI may not reach the heights I seek,My untried strength may fail me;Or, halfway up the mountain peakFierce tempests may assail me.But though that..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I Told You

I told you the winter would go, love,I told you the winter would go,That he'd flee in shame when the south wind came,And you smiled when I told you..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I Step Across The Mystic Border-Land

I step across the mystic border-land,And look upon the wonder-world of Art.How beautiful, how beautiful its hills!And all its valleys, how surpassing..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I Shall Not Forget

I shall not forget you. The years may be tender,But vain are their efforts to soften my smart;And the strong hands of Time are too feeble and..

© Ella Wheeler Wilcox