“The plough of Time breaks up our Eden-land, And tramples down its fruitful flowery prime. Yet thro' the dust of ages living shoots O' the old immortal seed start in the furrows; And, where Love looked on with glorious eye, These quicken'd germs of everlastingness Flower lusty, as of old in Paradise!” LoveEyeAgeBreakLandFlowerSeedsDustParadiseGloriousImmortalPrimeEdenGerms Book:The Poetical Works of Gerald Massey: Complete in One Volume Source: The Poetical Works of Gerald Massey: Complete in One Volume
“Cling closer, closer, life to life, Cling closer, heart to heart; The time will come, my own wed Wife, When you and I must part! Let nothing break our band but Death, For in the world above 'Tis the breaker Death that soldereth Our ring of Wedded Love.” WorldHeartMy OwnMarriageBreakWifeBandRingsHeart To Heart Book:Havelock's March and Other Poems Source: Havelock's March and Other Poems
“O Youth! flame earnest, still aspire, With energies immortal! To many a heaven of Desire, Our yearning opes a portal! And tho' Age wearies by the way, And hearts break in the furrow, We'll sow the golden grain Today-- The Harvest comes tomorrow.” WayHeartStillsAgeTodayDesireEnergyHeavenBreakYouthTomorrowGoldenFlamesImmortalYearningGrainAspireHarvestEarnestHeart BreakPortal Book:Poems Source: Poems
