The Englishman and Other Poems

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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THE ENGLISHMAN AND OTHER POEMS

Contents:

Preface - the Queen’s last ride
The Englishman
Canada
The Call
Coronation Poem and Prayer

Two Voices
A Ballade of the Unborn Dead
The Truth Teller
Just You
Reflection
Songs of Love and the Sea
Acquaintance
In India’s Dreamy Land
Rangoon
Thoughts on leaving Japan
On seeing the Diabutsu - at Kamakura, Japan
The Little Lady of the Bullock Cart
East and West
The Squanderer
Compensations
Song of the Rail
Always at Sea
The Suitors
The Jealous Gods
God Rules Alway
The Cure
The Forecast
Little Girls
Science
The Earth
The Muse and the Poet
The Spinster
Brotherhood
The Tavern of Last Times
The Two Ages
If I Were
Warned
Forward
In England
amraKThe Gossips
Together
Petition
A Waft of Perfume
The Plough
Go Plant a Tree
Pain’s Purpose
Memory’s Mansion
Old Rhythm and Rhyme
All in a Coach and Four
Songs of a Country Home
Worthy the name of “Sir Knight”

PREFACE - THE QUEEN’S LAST RIDE

(Written on the day of Queen Victoria’s funeral)

The Queen is taking a drive to-day,
They have hung with purple the carriage-way,
TWhheeyr eh tahvee Qdrueesesne dg oweitsh f oprutrhp laen tdh ne ervoeyra lc toramceks back.

Let no man labour as she goes by
On her last appearance to mortal eye;
With heads uncovered let all men wait
For the Queen to pass in her regal state.
Army and Navy shall lead the way
For that wonderful coach of the Queen’s to-day.

SKihnaglls r iadned bPerihinncde sh earn, da Lhourdmsb loef tbhaen lda;nd
And over the city and over the world
Shall the Flags of all Nations be half-mast-furled,
For the silent lady of royal birth
RWihdion igs ariwdianyg f raowma tyh fer owmo trlhde’ sC uonurretss tof earth,
To a mystical goal, on a secret quest.

Though in royal splendour she drives through town,
Her robes are simple, she wears no crown:
And yet she wears one, for widowed no more,
She is crowned with the love that has gone before,
And crowned with the love she has left behind
In the hidden depths of each mourner’s mind.

TBhoew Qlouwe eyno iunr shieleandcs e- ilisf t dyriovuirn gh ebayr!ts on high -

THE ENGLISHMAN

B oSron mine tohfe uflse hsah,r baonudr bsrtielld in the bone,
A TNhee wS pWiroitr ldo f pBriudnek: earn Hd ilwl.e flaunt or hide
We claim our place, as a separate race,
Or a self-created clan;
T i‘llW the earree ckoinm eofs tah ed aEyn gwlihsehnm waen .l’ike to say,

For under the front that seems so cold,
W Ae nadr et hcee rvtoaiicne t oth fiant ids, aw boingt, tbor sotaodr mm,ind
A nAdn dh ea chaerrairet st hhaits i sw sooefst iann ad lworadrlmy .way,
As only the great souls can:
A nWde i t armea kkiens ouf st hgel aEdn wglhisehn mina tnr.’uth we say,

H Ief shlea tmhisn hkiss tdhoe owr ionrl tdh teo foa cbeo lodf. the world,
H Te ow tilhl ee pvoeonr ,c uarnsde ;t hbeu ts ihcek ,o apnedn tsh hei so lpdu.rse
H eA insd ssllooww i tno gpivuit nugp t oh ewr ofamna;n the vote,
B uAt nhde dgiievse -s l ihkeer aron oEmn ignli tshhem haonu.r of doom,

CANADA

LEonogkl aonnd ,y foautrh estr aalnwda rtm soothne.r in one,
Sturdy and strong, with the valour of youth,
Where is another so lusty?
Coated and mailed, with the armour of truth,
Where is another so trusty?
Flesh of your flesh, and bone of your bone,
He is yours alone.

ESeneg ltahned ,w featahltehr oaf nydo umr osthoen.r in one,
FWohreesatts-f iperlidms egvoalld, eann da nvidr gsipnlael nsdoidd:,
Riches of nature and opulent God
For the use of his children intended.
A courage that dares, and a hope that endures,
And a soul all yours.

EHnegalra tnhde, cfrayt hoefr yaonudr smoont.her in one,
Little cares he for the glories of earth
Lying around and above him,
YAenadr tnhien gh iesa rht eo ff ohri tsh em roitghhetrs t oo fl ohivse bhiirtmh.,
Vast are your gifts to him, ample his store,
Now open your door.

EHnegelda tnhde, fvaotihceer oafn ydo muro sthoenr. in one,
LPerto fhfierm hsiitm npelaarc, ea innd yaottuer ncdo uynocui.ls of state:
SPtoronndge ri sh ihsi sw aorrdms t ion dtehfee nhdo uyro ouf. debate,
Flesh of your flesh, and bone of your bone,
Give him his own.

THE CALL

In the banquet hall of Progress
God has bidden to a feast
All the women in the East.

S oWmee mhuasvte wsaaiit da ‘nWoteh aerr ed naoy.t’ ready, -
S ‘oLmored, , wwiteh hveoiacr,e as nclde ware aonbde syt.’eady,

Others, timid and uncertain,
M aStneyp h fiodreth b treehimnbdl itnhge icnu trhtaei lnight,
With their faces hid from sight.

In the banquet hall of Progress
All must gather soon or late,
And the patient Host will wait.

I f Itfo i-nd aglya, dorn ief stso,- omro irnr owwo,e,
I f wAlilt hm pulseta asnusrew, eor,r awlilt hm suostr rgoow.,
They must go with unveiled faces,
F oCrl tohthe eHdo isnt vhiratsu es eat nthd eiinr pplriadcee.s,
And He will not he denied.

CORONATION POEM AND PRAYER

The world has crowned a thousand kings:
But destiny has kept
H eTro woeffiegrh tEiensgtl ahnodu’rs osf okni.ngly power
The rising bell of Progress rings;
L i kAen dp rTorpuhthest s wshtriacnh gloe,n pg rheadivceti snlge pcth,ange,
Before Time’s chariot run.

T hOel dg rEenagtleasnt dE pmrpoiured loyf stthaen dEsa.rth.
L ikRee aacrthe rioeust fhroerm Csoelao ntioe ssea.
S hHee rc lgaaszpes tahlle rwacorelsd icno hmerm gainrtdhs;;
A nTdh efa rB raitnisdh wFildaeg wflhoeatrse fsrtereo.ng ships ride,

O hT,h neierv reor usnind coef tChoe sstmaircs l abwe,gan

And souls evolved in ways unsolved,
And kingdoms reached their prime
Has Destiny held out to Man
A gift so full of awe,
As England’s crown which she hands down
In this stupendous time.

T hTirsi eiss aM cornuacricalh sh oaus r,b yw fhireen. Fate
A llM reunl esrtsa rmvue sot nb eb rmeaorde a tlhoanne .just -
Old England’s sense of
right
is great:
But now let her aspire
To feel more love, and build thereof
An everlasting Throne.

T hIse adsrkeiangm i‘nwgh eEna’s ta, nadw ‘awkhey ’a;t last,
W Naiot rn iont ttoooo sltoenrgn na ovr oaicnes.wer wrong,
L eAt nEdn wglitahn dh eprr owfiits eb yr ehpelry past,
R oTuo sheo hpeea, ratsn, d wtiot hrienj ohicere .foster kin

True wealth dwells not in things we own,
But in our
use
of things.
W Mhou swt cooulndq cuoerm fimrsat nitds ah ecaornt.quered land
S uAcnhd mpiogwhte ra us nMdraena hmaes dn beyv ekri nkgnso,wn,
And boundless strength would come at length
To one who used that art.

For now has dawned the People’s day:
A day of great unrest.
N oOrf tkiimnge naonrd csrepeacd ec taon gsrtiollw .man’s need
A llF loar nthdiss metuesrtn salh aqpuee sat ;wider way,
A nWdh Leeries uwroer ky-iewlodr na flearegt emr afiye lgdo.

T hWei tUh ncihvaernsgee iss i amll mai-ntherniltl.
T hHeo lWdso rflrde ien t fhaei tLh,e awidtehr ’bsa ptleadc ber.eath,
A nAdt ownies ew iist hh Tei wmhe’oss ien theenat,rt and will
S hTaol l
m
o
o
p
t
e
h
n
e

r
w
s
iodfe t hdeo roarsc leo.ng denied

On this round globe, oh, when and where
Were fitter time and scene
For Woman’s soul to reach its goal
Than
now
in England’s realm.
Was not the crown its King will wear

Made glorious by its Queen?
And who steered straight its ship of State?