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The ghost's entry and other poems
Piatt, John James (1835-1917)
[dedication]
THE GHOST'S ENTRY, ETC.
QUATRAINS
IN THE OHIO VALLEY
CLIO IN THE CAPITOL, ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS
THE YELLOW LEAF IN THE POET'S BOOK
THE WINDOW-MIRACLE
THE MINER'S BETROTHAL
‘CLOSED IN MY POET'S BOOK, I SEE’
HOME-BELLS IN THE DESERT
THE DAYS OF THE WEEK
A CHILD'S FACE
FROM THE WINDOW OF A GREAT LIBRARY
A LOST KINGDOM OF GODS
TO THE MONTH OF MARCH
A DREAM OF CHURCH-WINDOWS
A DYING YEAR
THE FISHERMAN'S LIGHTHOUSE
TWO MOODS OF OCTOBER
MISTRESS OF THE RING
A CANDLE'S LIGHT
THE RING OF FASTRADA
TO NIGHT, THE HEALER
THE COMING-FORTH OF STARS
HIS DREAM OF HER
IN FAIR AND FOUL WEATHER
AN ANGEL WITH A BROOM
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The ghost's entry and other poems
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AT BURIAL SERVICE
‘
It
might have been,’ we sigh, and then we heave
To its deep grave our coffin silently;
But our dark tears some unknown gleam receive,—
We lift our eyes and say: ‘It still may be.’
The ghost's entry and other poems