Sarah TeasdaleSpirit's HouseFrom naked stones of agonyI will build a house for me;As a mason all aloneI will raise it,stone by stone,And every stone where I have bledWill show a sign of dusky redI have n...

Sarah TeasdaleDooryard RosesI have come the selfsame pathTo the selfsame door,Yers have left the roses thereBurning as before.While I watch them in the windQuick the hot tears start--Strange so frail a flame outlasts...

Sarah TeasdaleThe WineI cannot die,who drank delightFrom the cup of the crescent moon,And hungrily as men eat bread,Loved the scented nights of June.The rest may die--but is there notSome shining strange escape for me...

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Sarah TeasdaleAutumn SongTurn,turn away,gather no more of the holly,Winter has not yet come,though the sun in the south is low.And the wind has the twang of a harp whose player is over-eagerGather the red leaves now and let the hol...

Sarah TeasdaleLessonsUnless I learn to ask no helpFrom any other soul but mine,To seek no strength in waving reedsNor shade beneath a straggling pine;Unless I learn to look at GriefUnshrinking from her tear-blind eyes,...

Sarah TeasdaleHide and SeekWhen I was a child we played sometimes in the dark;Hide and seek in the dark is a terrible game,With the nerves pulled tight in fear of the stealthy seeker,With the brief exultance,and tne blood in the ve...

Sarah TeasdaleThe Inn EarthI came to the crowded Inn of Earth, And called for a cup of wine,But the Host went by with averted eye From a thirst as keen as mine.Then I sat down with weariness And asked a bit of bread,...

Sarah TeasdaleMasteryAnd set my house of life to rights;Nor angels with bright burning wingsOrdering my earthly thoughts and things;Rather my own frail guttering lightsWind blown and nearly beaten outRather the terr...

Robert FrostDust in the EyesIf,as they say,some dust thrown in my eyesWill keep my talk from getting overwise,I'm not the one for putting off the proof.let it be overwhelming,off a roofAnd round a corner,blizzard snow for dust,...