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Author: Robert Graves (1895-1985)
John Doyle [pseudonym]
Text collections / compilations [warning - not necessarily comprehensive]
Texts set to music [warning - not necessarily comprehensive]
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Note: titles are in bold and first lines are in italics.
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 A last poem (A last song, and a very last, and yet another
) (from Man Does, Woman Is) * S. Barber: A last song
A last song (A last song, and a very last, and yet another
) (from Man Does, Woman Is) - S. Barber *
A last song, and a very last, and yet another
(from Man Does, Woman Is) * S. Barber: A last song
A perverse habit of cat-goddesses [x] * P. Wishart: Cat-Goddesses
A phoenix flame (In my heart a phoenix flame) (from Man Does, Woman Is) - F. Swain [x] *
Allie (Allie, call the birds in
) (from Country Sentiment) - B. Holmes, G. Crosse, F. Swain
Allie, call the birds in
(from Country Sentiment) B. Holmes, G. Crosse, F. Swain: Allie
Apples and water (Dust in a cloud, blinding weather) (from Country Sentiment) - J. Addison
Are you awake, Gemelli (from Over the Brazier) I. Gurney, R. Vaughan Williams: Star-Talk
At sunset, only to his true love
(from Man Does, Woman Is) [x] * P. Wishart: Bird of Paradise
Be assured, the Dragon is not dead (from Collected Poems) [x] * G. Crosse: Vanity
Bird of Paradise (At sunset, only to his true love
) (from Man Does, Woman Is) [x] * P. Wishart: Bird of Paradise
Brittle bones (Though I am an old man) (from Country Sentiment) - I. Gurney
Cat-Goddesses (A perverse habit of cat-goddesses) [x] * P. Wishart: Cat-Goddesses
Children are dumb to say how hot the day is
[x] * G. Crosse: The cool web
Children born of fairy stock (from Fairies and Fusiliers) N. Swift: I'd love to be a Fairy's child
Christ, of his gentleness
(from Over the Brazier) E. Bainton, S. Barber: In the wilderness
Content in you [x] * P. Wishart: New legends
Counting the beats (You, love, and I
) - L. Berkeley, B. Mather, N. Maw, H. Searle, J. Duke *
Despite and still (Have you not read the words in my head
) (from Poems 1938-1945) - S. Barber, D. Hagen *
Donne (for example's sake) P. Wishart: In procession
Dust in a cloud, blinding weather (from Country Sentiment) J. Addison: Apples and water
Dying sun, shine warm a little longer!
(from The Golden Fleece) * M. Lauridsen, B. Mather: Lament for Pasiphaë
Edward back from the Indian Sea (from Country Sentiment) R. Thackray: Neglectful Edward
Fig tree in leaf - R. Holloway [x] *
Flying crooked (The butterfly, a cabbage-white) (from Poems 1926-1930) - P. Wishart [x] *
Forget the rest: my heart is true [x] * F. Swain: The leap
Fragment - H. Wood [x] *
Goodnight to the meadow (Goodnight to the meadow; farewell to the nine o'clock Sun
) (from Country Sentiment - Nine o'clock) - I. Gurney
Goodnight to the meadow; farewell to the nine o'clock Sun
(from Country Sentiment - Nine o'clock) I. Gurney: Goodnight to the meadow
Grass green and aspen green
[x] * P. Hattey: Variables of green
Green loving (Grass green and aspen green
) [x] * P. Hattey: Variables of green
Have you not read the words in my head
(from Poems 1938-1945) * S. Barber, D. Hagen: Despite and still
Hawk and buckle (Where is the landlord of old Hawk and Buckle
) - I. Gurney
He, of his gentleness
(from Over the Brazier) E. Bainton, S. Barber: In the wilderness
He smiles within his cradle [x] * H. Bielawa, B. Kelly: The cradle
Henry and Mary (Henry was a young king) - P. Wishart [x]
Henry, Henry, do you love me? (from Land and Water) I. Gurney: Loving Henry
Henry was a young king [x] P. Wishart: Henry and Mary
His eyes are quickened so with grief (from Treasure Box) B. Mather: Lost love
Horizon (On a clear day how thin the horizon
) - P. Hattey [x]
How hard the year dies: no frost yet.
* M. Lauridsen: Intercession in late October
I'd love to be a Fairy's child (Children born of fairy stock) (from Fairies and Fusiliers) - N. Swift
If he asks, "Is now the time?"
(from Poems 1965-68) [x] * P. Hattey: Is now the time?
In her only way (When her need for you dies) - K. Schoonenbeek *
In my heart a phoenix flame (from Man Does, Woman Is) [x] * F. Swain: A phoenix flame
In procession (Often, half-way to sleep
) - P. Wishart
In the wilderness (Christ, of his gentleness
) (from Over the Brazier) - E. Bainton, S. Barber
Intercession in late October (How hard the year dies: no frost yet.
) - M. Lauridsen *
Is now the time? (If he asks, "Is now the time?"
) (from Poems 1965-68) - P. Hattey [x] *
Labour in vain - J. Holbrooke [x] *
Lament for Pasiphaë (Dying sun, shine warm a little longer!
) (from The Golden Fleece) * M. Lauridsen, B. Mather: Lament for Pasiphaë
Let me tell you the story
(from Ten Poems More) [x] * P. Hattey: Lift-Boy
B. Britten: Lift boy
Lift boy (Let me tell you the story
) (from Ten Poems More) - B. Britten [x] *
Lift-Boy (Let me tell you the story
) (from Ten Poems More) - P. Hattey [x] *
Like snow (She, then, like snow in a dark night) - M. Lauridsen *
Looking by chance in at the open window
[x] * H. Wood: The foreboding
Lost love (His eyes are quickened so with grief) (from Treasure Box) - B. Mather
Love is a universal migraine
[x] * S. Adler, H. Wood: Symptoms of love
Loving Henry (Henry, Henry, do you love me?) (from Land and Water) - I. Gurney
Mid-winter waking (Stirring suddenly from long hibernation
) - M. Lauridsen *
Near Martinpuisch that night of hell
H. Weisgall: The leveller
Neglectful Edward (Edward back from the Indian Sea) (from Country Sentiment) - R. Thackray
New legends (Content in you) - P. Wishart [x] *
Nine of the clock (Nine of the clock, oh
) (from Country Sentiment - Nine o'clock) - I. Gurney
Nine of the clock, oh
(from Country Sentiment - Nine o'clock) I. Gurney: Nine of the clock
Not of father nor of mother
[x] * B. Mather: The song of Blodeuwedd
Now that I love you (The mind's eye sees as the heart mirrors:
) - D. Hagen *
O Love, be fed with apples
(from Poems 1926-1930) [x] * B. Mather: Sick love
O love in me (O Love, be fed with apples
) (from Poems 1926-1930) [x] * B. Mather: Sick love
O sixteen hundred and ninety one (from More Poems 1961) [x] * A. Blank, P. Hattey: Two witches
Often, half-way to sleep
P. Wishart: In procession
Olive tree - R. Holloway [x] *
On a clear day how thin the horizon
[x] P. Hattey: Horizon
Ouzo unclouded - H. Wood [x] *
Pale at first and cold
B. Mather: The finding of love
Philatelist Royal (The Philatelist Royal) (from Poems (1914-1927)) [x] * P. Wishart: Philatelist Royal
Robbers' den (They have taken Sun from Woman
) - R. Holloway *
Seldom yet now (Seldom yet now: the quality) - H. Wood [x] *
Seldom yet now: the quality [x] * H. Wood: Seldom yet now
She tells her love (She tells her love while half asleep
) (from The Golden Fleece) - P. Wishart *
She tells her love while half asleep (She tells her love while half asleep
) (from The Golden Fleece) - L. Hoiby, P. Hattey, M. Lauridsen *
She tells her love while half asleep
(from The Golden Fleece) * P. Wishart: She tells her love
L. Hoiby, P. Hattey, M. Lauridsen: She tells her love while half asleep
She, then, like snow in a dark night * M. Lauridsen: Like snow
Sick love (O Love, be fed with apples
) (from Poems 1926-1930) - B. Mather [x] *
Since now I dare not ask [x] * P. Hattey: The sharp ridge
Six badgers - J. Jeffreys [x] *
Sleepy Betsy from her pillow
P. Wishart: The bedpost
Song: A Phoenix Flame (In my heart a phoenix flame) (from Man Does, Woman Is) [x] * F. Swain: A phoenix flame
Song: Sword and Rose (The King of Hearts a broadsword bears) [x] * F. Swain: Sword and Rose
Star-Talk (Are you awake, Gemelli) (from Over the Brazier) - I. Gurney, R. Vaughan Williams
Stirring suddenly from long hibernation
* M. Lauridsen: Mid-winter waking
Sword and Rose (The King of Hearts a broadsword bears) - F. Swain [x] *
Symptoms of love (Love is a universal migraine
) - S. Adler, H. Wood [x] *
Tail Piece: A Song to Make You and Me Laugh (Let me tell you the story
) (from Ten Poems More) [x] * P. Hattey: Lift-Boy
B. Britten: Lift boy
The Blodeuwedd of Gwion ap Gwreang (Not of father nor of mother
) [x] * B. Mather: The song of Blodeuwedd
The bedpost (Sleepy Betsy from her pillow
) - P. Wishart
The butterfly, a cabbage-white (from Poems 1926-1930) [x] * P. Wishart: Flying crooked
The cool web (Children are dumb to say how hot the day is
) - G. Crosse [x] *
The cradle (He smiles within his cradle) - H. Bielawa, B. Kelly [x] *
The cupboard (What's in that cupboard, Mary?
) - G. Finzi
The door (When she came suddenly in) - H. Wood [x] *
The finding of love (Pale at first and cold
) - B. Mather
The foreboding (Looking by chance in at the open window
) - H. Wood [x] *
The King of Hearts a broadsword bears [x] * F. Swain: Sword and Rose
The Lady Visitor in the Pauper Ward (Why do you break upon this old, cool peace) (from Goliath and David) - G. Berners
The leap (Forget the rest: my heart is true) - F. Swain [x] *
The legs (There was this road) (from To Whom Else?) - A. Blank [x] *
The leveller (Near Martinpuisch that night of hell
) - H. Weisgall
The Magi and King Herod (Three Kings are here, both wealthy and wise
) - J. La Montaine [x] *
The mind's eye sees as the heart mirrors:
* D. Hagen: Now that I love you
The palm tree - R. Holloway [x] *
The Philatelist Royal (from Poems (1914-1927)) [x] * P. Wishart: Philatelist Royal
The sharp ridge (Since now I dare not ask) - P. Hattey [x] *
The song of Blodeuwedd (Not of father nor of mother
) - B. Mather [x] *
The succubus (Thus will despair
) (from Poems 1930-1933) - A. Bevan *
The visitation - H. Wood [x] *
There was this road (from To Whom Else?) [x] * A. Blank: The legs
They have taken Sun from Woman
* R. Holloway: Robbers' den
Though I am an old man (from Country Sentiment) I. Gurney: Brittle bones
Three Kings (Three Kings are here, both wealthy and wise
) - M. Shaw [x] *
Three Kings are here, both wealthy and wise
[x] * J. La Montaine: The Magi and King Herod
M. Shaw: Three Kings
Thus will despair
(from Poems 1930-1933) * A. Bevan: The succubus
To sleep (The mind's eye sees as the heart mirrors:
) * D. Hagen: Now that I love you
Two witches (O sixteen hundred and ninety one) (from More Poems 1961) - A. Blank, P. Hattey [x] *
Vanity (Be assured, the Dragon is not dead) (from Collected Poems) - G. Crosse [x] *
Variables of green (Grass green and aspen green
) - P. Hattey [x] *
What's in that cupboard, Mary?
G. Finzi: The cupboard
When her need for you dies * K. Schoonenbeek: In her only way
When she came suddenly in [x] * H. Wood: The door
Where is the landlord of old Hawk and Buckle
I. Gurney: Hawk and buckle
Wherever we may be - R. Holloway [x] *
Why do you break upon this old, cool peace (from Goliath and David) G. Berners: The Lady Visitor in the Pauper Ward
You, love, and I
* L. Berkeley, B. Mather, N. Maw, H. Searle, J. Duke: Counting the beats
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