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The poems of Madison Cawein
Cawein, Madison Julius (1865-1914)
1.
Volume I LYRICS AND OLD WORLD IDYLLS
2.
Volume II NEW WORLD IDYLLS AND POEMS OF LOVE
3.
Volume III NATURE POEMS
PROLOGUE
[IN THE SHADOW OF THE BEECHES]
TANSY AND SWEET-ALYSSUM
A FLOWER OF THE FIELDS
ON STONY-RUN
HOME
DUSK IN THE WOODS
COMRADES
THE ROCK
STANDING-STONE CREEK
“CLOUDS OF THE AUTUMN NIGHT”
THEN AND NOW
BY THE TRYSTING-BEECH
AFTER LONG GRIEF AND PAIN
THE HAUNTED WOODLAND
COMRADERY
OCCULT
WOOD-WORDS
THE WIND AT NIGHT
AIRY TONGUES
RAIN AND WIND
UNDER ARCTURUS
BARE BOUGHS
A THRENODY
SNOW
AN OLD SONG
BABY MARY
A SUNSET FANCY
THE FEN-FIRE
THE WOOD
WOOD NOTES
HILLS OF THE WEST
THE WIND OF SPRING
THE WILLOW BOTTOM
THE RED-BIRD
CLEARING
AUTUMN SORROW
A DARK DAY OF SUMMER
DAYS AND DAYS
DROUTH IN AUTUMN
IN SUMMER
IN WINTER
ON THE FARM
PATHS
A SONG IN SEASON
BEFORE THE END
HOAR-FROST
COLD
THE WINTER MOON
THE HILLSIDE GRAVE
THE COVERED BRIDGE
THE CREEK-ROAD
ABANDONED
OMENS
IMPERFECTION
ARCANA
FULFILLMENT
TOO LATE
THE WITCH
THE SOMNAMBULIST
OPIUM
MUSIC AND SLEEP
AMBITION
DESPONDENCY
DESPAIR
QUATRAINS
A LAST WORD
[WEEDS BY THE WALL]
A VOICE ON THE WIND
4.
Volume IV POEMS OF MYSTERY AND OF MYTH AND ROMANCE
5.
Volume V Poems of Meditation and of Forest and Field
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The poems of Madison Cawein
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PASSION
The wine-loud laughter of indulged desire
Upon his lips, and, in his eyes, the fire
Of uncontrol, he takes in reckless hands,—
And interrupts with discords,—the sad lyre
Of Love's deep soul, and never understands.
The poems of Madison Cawein