In The Matter Of One Compass Lyrics

In the Neolithic Age savage warfare did I wage For food and fame and woolly horses' pelt; I was singer to my clan in that dim, red Dawn of Man, And I sang of all we fought and f...Read Full Lyrics

Jane went to Paradise: That was only fair. Good Sir Walter followed her, And armed her up the stair. Henry and Tobias, And Miguel of Spain, Stood with Shakespeare at the top ...Read Full Lyrics

Jubal sang of the Wrath of God And the curse of thistle and thorn-- But Tubal got him a pointed rod, And scrabbled the earth for corn. Old--old as that early mould, Young as t...Read Full Lyrics

His spots are the joy of the Leopard: his horns are the Buffalo’s pride. Be clean, for the strength of the hunter is known by the gloss of his hide. If ye find that the bullock...Read Full Lyrics

Unto whose use the pregnant suns are poised, With idiot moons and stars retracting stars? Creep thou between -- thy coming's all unnoised. Heaven hath her high, as Earth her bas...Read Full Lyrics

October, 1918 Across a world where all men grieve And grieving strive the more, The great days range like tides and leave Our dead on every shore. Heavy the load we underg...Read Full Lyrics

A much-discerning Public hold The Singer generally sings And prints and sells his past for gold. Whatever I may here disclaim, The very clever folk I sing to Will most indub...Read Full Lyrics

I turned -- Heaven knows we women turn too much To broken reeds, mistaken so for pine That shame forbids confession -- a handle I turned (The wrong one, said the agent afterward...Read Full Lyrics

Late came the God, having sent his forerunners who were Not regarded-- Late, but in wrath; Saying: "The wrong shall be paid, the contempt be rewarded On all that she hath." He...Read Full Lyrics

There's a whisper down the field where the year has shot her yield, And the ricks stand gray to the sun, Singing: -- "Over then, come over, for the bee has quit the clover, And ...Read Full Lyrics