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Walter De La Mare 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956 Poetry Listing Read More About Walter De La Mare below poetry list Poem Title First Lines Period # Lines # Reads 1: A Widow's Weeds A poor old Widow in her weeds 18 305 2: A-Tishoo Sneeze, Pretty, sneeze, Dainty, 9 286 3: Age This ugly old crone - 34 281 4: Ages Ago Launcelot loved Guinevere, 24 293 5: Alas, Alack! Ann, Ann! 12 324 6: Alexander It was the Great Alexander, 28 256 7: All But Blind All but blind 16 276 8: All That's Past Very old are the woods; 24 239 9: Alone A very old woman 24 282 10: Alone The abode of the nightingale is bare, 18 243 11: Alulvan The sun is clear of bird and cloud, 30 357 12: An Epitaph Here lies a most beautiful lady, 8 312 13: Anatomy By chance my fingers, resting on my face, 14 282 14: Andy Battle Once and there was a young sailor, yeo ho! 24 279 15: April Come, then, with showers; I love thy cloudy face 14 300 16: April Moon Roses are sweet to smell and see, 12 342 17: Arabia Far are the shades of Arabia, 24 276 18: As Lucy Went A-Walking As Lucy went a-walking one morning cold and fine, 52 248 19: As Lucy Went A-Walking As Lucy went a-walking one wintry morning fine, 52 265 20: At The Keyhole Grill me some bones,' said the Cobbler, 16 276 21: Autumn There is a wind where the rose was; 15 325 22: Banquo What dost thou here far from thy native place? 15 251 23: Be Angry Now No More Be angry now no more! 18 262 24: Berries There was an old woman 72 309 25: Berries There was an old woman 72 244 26: Betrayal She will not die, they say, 18 263 27: Beware! An ominous bird sang from its branch 12 313 28: Beware! An ominous bird sang from its branch, 12 262 29: Bewitched I have heard a lady this night, 24 279 30: Bewitched I have heard a lady this night 24 274 31: Bluebells Where the bluebells and the wind are, 8 260 32: Bread And Cherries Cherries, ripe cherries! 8 305 33: Bright Life Come now," I said, "put off these webs of death, 14 242 34: Bunches Of Grapes Bunches of grapes,' says Timothy; 12 271 35: Cake And Sack Old King Caraway 20 258 36: Captain Lean Out of the East a hurricane 14 299 37: Cecil Ye little elves, who haunt sweet dells, 24 289 38: Chicken Clapping her platter stood plump Bess, 8 283 39: Clear Eyes Clear eyes do dim at last, 18 312 40: Cumberland The old, old King of Cumberland 40 289 41: Dame Hickory Dame Hickory, Dame Hickory, 24 307 42: Down-Adown-Derry Down-adown-derry, 81 246 43: Dream-Song Sunlight, moonlight, 18 343 44: Dreams Be gentle, O hands of a child; 14 299 45: Dust To Dust Heavenly Archer, bend thy bow; 15 270 46: Earth Folk The cat she walks on padded claws, 8 278 47: Echo Who called?" I said, and the words 16 290 48: England No lovelier hills than thine have laid 16 255 49: Envoi Child, do you love the flower 16 271 50: Envoy There clung three roses to a stem, 12 276 51: Estranged No one was with me there 16 268 52: Even In The Grave I laid my inventory at the hand 14 238 53: Evening When twilight darkens, and one by one, 24 285 54: Exile Had the gods loved me I had lain 8 305 55: Eyes O strange devices that alone divide 8 357 56: Faithless The words you said grow faint; 12 271 57: Falstaff Twas in a tavern that with old age stooped 23 259 58: Fare Well When I lie where shades of darkness 24 272 59: Fear I know where lurk 36 267 60: Five Eyes In Hans' old Mill his three black cats 14 319 61: For All The Grief For all the grief I have given with words 12 238 62: Foreboding Thou canst not see him standing by - 25 252 63: Full Moon One night as Dick lay half asleep, 12 323 64: Gloria Mundi Upon a bank, easeless with knobs of gold, 48 254 65: Goliath Still as a mountain with dark pines and sun 50 265 66: Grim Beside the blaze of forty fires 12 248 67: Hamlet Umbrageous cedars murmuring symphonies 20 266 68: Hapless Hapless, hapless, I must be 10 305 69: Happy, Happy It Is To Be Happy, happy it is to be 19 319 70: Haunted The rabbit in his burrow keeps 32 299 71: Haunted From out the wood I watched them shine, - 20 257 72: Haunted The rabbit in his burrow keeps 32 255 73: Hide And Seek Hide and seek, says the Wind, 12 245 74: Home Rest, rest - there is no rest, 24 351 75: Humanity Ever exulting in thyself, on fire 14 325 76: I Can't Abear I can't abear a Butcher, 8 285 77: I Met At Eve I met at eve the Prince of Sleep, 28 297 78: I Saw Three Witches I saw three witches 24 288 79: I Saw Three Witches I saw three witches 24 232 80: Iago A dark lean face, a narrow, slanting eye, 32 313 81: Idleness I saw old Idleness, fat, with great cheeks 29 293 82: Imogen Even she too dead! all languor on her brow, 24 235 83: In Vain I knocked upon thy door ajar, 16 237 84: Invocation The burning fire shakes in the night, 8 266 85: Jim Jay Do diddle di do, 32 264 86: John Mouldy I spied John Mouldy in his cellar, 16 248 87: Juliet's Nurse In old-world nursery vacant now of children, 31 217 88: Keep Innocency Like an old battle, youth is wild 30 238 89: King David King David was a sorrowful man: 20 261 90: Life Hearken, O dear, now strikes the hour we die; 12 261 91: Lob Lie By The Fire He squats by the fire 48 212 92: Longlegs Longlegs - he yelled "Coo-ee!" 16 281 93: Longlegs Longlegs - he yelled 'Coo-ee!' 16 230 94: Lovelocks I watched the Lady Caroline 15 241 95: Lullaby Sleep, sleep, lovely white soul! 21 274 96: Macbeth Rose, like dim battlements, the hills and reared 20 245 97: Many A Mickle A little sound - - 24 220 98: Martha Once ... once upon a time 28 249 99: Melmillo Three and thirty birds there stood 20 236 100: Mercutio Along an avenue of almond-trees 14 201 101: Mima Jemima is my name, 8 285 102: Miss Loo When thin-strewn memory I look through, 28 250 103: Miss T. It's a very odd thing 16 271 104: Mistletoe Sitting under the mistletoe 14 303 105: Mistletoe Sitting under the mistletoe 14 272 106: Mistress Fell Whom seek you here, sweet Mistress Fell? 30 364 107: Moonlight The far moon maketh lovers wise 8 284 108: Motley Come, Death, I'd have a word with thee; 70 265 109: Mrs. Earth Mrs. Earth makes silver black, 12 274 110: Mrs. Grundy Step very softly, sweet Quiet-foot, 28 261 111: Mrs. Macqueen (Or The Lollie-Shop) With glass like a bull's-eye, 20 237 112: Music When music sounds, gone is the earth I know, 12 332 113: Music Unheard Sweet sounds, begone - 24 359 114: Myself There is a garden, grey 20 255 115: Napoleon What is the world, O soldiers? 7 267 116: Never More, Sailor Never more, Sailor, 28 231 117: Never-To-Be Down by the waters of the sea, 24 236 118: Nicholas Nye Thistle and darnell and dock grew there, 40 219 119: Night All from the light of the sweet moon 12 344 120: Nightfall The last light fails - that shallow pool of day! 25 234 121: Nobody Knows Often I've heard the Wind sigh 24 270 122: Nocturne Tis not my voice now speaks; but a bird 18 241 123: Nod Softly along the road of evening, 20 265 124: Noon And Night Flower Not any flower that blows 16 255 125: Not I As I came out of Wiseman's Street, 10 301 126: O Dear Me! Here are crocuses, white, gold, grey! 8 265 127: Off The Ground Three jolly Farmers 114 252 128: Off The Ground Three jolly Farmers 114 234 129: Old Ben Sad is old Ben Thistlewaite, 28 264 130: Old Shellover Come!' said Old Shellover. 10 288 131: Old Susan When Susan's work was done she'd sit, 24 251 132: Old Susan When Susan's work was done, she would sit, 24 352 133: Ophelia There runs a crisscross pattern of small leaves 23 258 134: Peak And Puke From his cradle in the glamourie 16 267 135: Polonius There haunts in Time's bare house an active ghost, 20 374 136: Poor 'Miss 7' Lone and alone she lies, 32 285 137: Poor Henry Thick in its glass 16 248 138: Queen Djenira When Queen Djenira slumbers through 20 256 139: Rachel Rachel sings sweet - 20 270 140: Remembrance The sky was like a waterdrop 16 261 141: Reverie When slim Sophia mounts her horse 24 270 142: Reverie Bring not bright candles, for his eyes 15 274 143: Sadly, O, Sadly Sadly, O, sadly, the sweet bells of Baddeley 10 290 144: Sam When Sam goes back in memory, 36 263 145: Sam's Three Wishes; Or Life's Little Whirligig I'm thinking and thinking," said old Sam Shore 230 249 146: Sea-Magic My heart faints in me for the distant sea. 14 301 147: Sephina Black lacqueys at the wide-flung door 79 80 148: Silence With changeful sound life beats upon the ear; 28 292 149: Silver Slowly, silently, now the moon 14 284 150: Sleep Men all, and birds, and creeping beasts, 16 304 151: Sleeping Beauty The scent of bramble fills the air, 16 251 152: Sleepyhead As I lay awake in the white moonlight 28 300 153: Snow No breath of wind, 28 322 154: Some One Some one came knocking 16 306 155: Some One Some one came knocking 16 290 156: Song O for a moon to light me home! 18 280 157: Song Of Enchantment A Song of Enchantment I sang me there, 16 298 158: Sooeep' Black as a chimney is his face, 16 248 159: Sorcery What voice is that I hear 34 260 160: Sotto Voce The haze of noon wanned silver-grey, 42 71 161: Spring Once when my life was young 16 308 162: Summer Evening The sandy cat by the Farmer's chair 8 289 163: Sunk Lyonesse In sea-cold Lyonesse, 20 267 164: Suppose Suppose ... and suppose that a wild little Horse of Magic 37 83 165: Tartary If I were Lord of Tartary, 32 227 166: The Bandog Has anybody seen my Mopser? - 8 275 167: The Barber's Gold locks, and black locks, 16 268 168: The Bees' Song Thousandz of thornz there be 22 237 169: The Bells Shadow and light both strove to be 26 240 170: The Bindweed The bindweed roots pierce down 16 263 171: The Birthnight: To F. Dearest, it was a night 10 264 172: The Blind Boy I have no master," said the Blind Boy, 16 301 173: The Bookworm I'm tired - Oh, tired of books,' said Jack, 16 306 174: The Buckle I had a silver buckle, 16 290 175: The Cage Why did you flutter in vain hope, poor bird, 12 292 176: The Changeling Ahoy, and ahoy! 34 285 177: The Child In The Story Awakes The light of dawn rose on my dreams, 28 271 178: The Child In The Story Goes To Bed I prythee, Nurse, come smooth my hair, 32 279 179: The Children Of Stare Winter is fallen early 36 367 180: The Christening The bells chime clear, 36 255 181: The Corner Stone Sterile these stones 24 62 182: The Cupboard I know a little cupboard, 16 287 183: The Dark Chateau In dreams a dark château 40 292 184: The Death-Dream Who, now, put dreams into thy slumbering mind? 17 305 185: The Disguise Why in my heart, O Grief, 36 216 186: The Double I curtseyed to the dovecote. 24 265 187: The Dreamer O thou who giving helm and sword, 16 286 188: The Dunce Why does he still keep ticking? 8 285 189: The Dwarf Now, Jinnie, my dear, to the dwarf be off, 50 236 190: The Dwelling-Place Deep in a forest where the kestrel screamed, 44 249 191: The Empty House See this house, how dark it is 26 225 192: The Enchanted Hill From height of noon, remote and still, 49 287 193: The Englishman I met a sailor in the woods, 72 274 194: The Exile I am that Adam who, with Snake for guest, 12 278 195: The Fairies Dancing I heard along the early hills, 24 253 196: The Fairy In Winter There was a Fairy - flake of winter - 19 268 197: The Flight How do the days press on, and lay 12 294 198: The Fly How large unto the tiny fly 12 278 199: The Fool Rings His Bells Come, Death, I'd have a word with thee; 70 55 200: The Fool's Song Never, no never, listen too long, 10 268 201: The Funeral They dressed us up in black, 24 269 202: The Gage Lady Jane, O Lady Jane! 102 299 203: The Ghost Peace in thy hands, 15 309 204: The Ghost Who knocks?" "I, who was beautiful, 20 287 205: The Glimpse Art thou asleep? or have thy wings 24 272 206: The Gnomies As I lay awake in the white moonlight, 28 276 207: The Grey Wolf A fagot, a fagot, go fetch for the fire, son! 8 305 208: The Happy Encounter I saw sweet Poetry turn troubled eyes 14 226 209: The Hare In the black furrow of a field 8 292 210: The Hawthorn Hath A Deathly Smell The flowers of the field 24 259 211: The Honey Robbers There were two Fairies, Gimmul and Mel, 30 257 212: The Horn Hark! is that a horn I hear, 12 248 213: The Horseman I heard a horseman 8 316 214: The Huntsmen Three jolly gentlemen, 12 266 215: The Isle Of Lone Three dwarfs there were which lived in an isle, 104 303 216: The Isle Of Lone Three dwarfs there were which lived on an isle, 68 276 217: The Journey Heart-sick of his journey was the Wanderer; 72 253 218: The Journey Heart-sick of his journey was the Wanderer; 76 264 219: The Keys Of Morning While at her bedroom window once, 40 265 220: The Lamplighter When the light of day declineth, 24 288 221: The Linnet Upon this leafy bush 16 239 222: The Listeners Is there anybody there?' said the Traveller, 36 265 223: The Little Bird My dear Daddie bought a mansion 12 276 224: The Little Creature Twinkum, twankum, twirlum and twitch 29 259 225: The Little Green Orchard Some one is always sitting there, 32 260 226: The Little Green Orchard Some one is always sitting there, 32 310 227: The Little Old Cupid Twas a very small garden; 24 284 228: The Little Salamander When I go free, 69 260 229: The Lost Shoe Poor little Lucy 44 304 230: The Marionettes Let the foul Scene proceed: 28 286 231: The Market-Place My mind is like a clamorous market-place. 14 216 232: The Massacre The shadow of a poplar tree 28 275 233: The Mermaids Sand, sand; hills of sand; 24 241 234: The Midden's Song Bubble, Bubble, 16 261 235: The Miller And His Son A twangling harp for Mary, 48 317 236: The Miracle Who beckons the green ivy up 30 282 237: The Mocking Fairy Won't you look out of your window, Mrs. Gill?" 16 315 238: The Moth Isled in the midnight air, 12 72 239: The Mother Bird Through the green twilight of a hedge 18 309 240: The Mountains Still, and blanched, and cold, and lone, 12 241 241: The Night-Swans Tis silence on the enchanted lake, 28 256 242: The Ogre Tis moonlight on Trebarwith Vale, 64 343 243: The Old House A very, very old house I know- 12 296 244: The Old Men Old and alone, sit we, 24 283 245: The Old Soldier There came an Old Soldier to my door, 20 247 246: The Old Stone House Nothing on the grey roof, nothing on the brown, 9 262 247: The Pedlar There came a Pedlar to an evening house; 70 347 248: The Phantom Upstairs in the large closet, child, 102 325 249: The Picture Here is a sea-legged sailor, 16 255 250: The Pigs And The Charcoal - Burner The old Pig said to the little pigs, 16 268 251: The Pilgrim Shall we carry now your bundle, 89 293 252: The Portrait Of A Warrior His brow is seamed with line and scar; 16 257 253: The Quarry You hunted me with all the pack, 16 228 254: The Quartette Tom sang for joy and Ned sang for joy and old Sam sang for joy; 8 242 255: The Quiet Enemy Hearken! now the hermit bee 20 219 256: The Rainbow I saw the lovely arch 8 334 257: The Raven's Tomb Build me my tomb,' the Raven said, 20 288 258: The Reawakening Green in light are the hills, and a calm wind flowing 12 272 259: The Remonstrance I was at peace until you came 26 276 260: The Revenant O all ye fair ladies with your colours and your graces, 16 245 261: The Riddlers Thou solitary!" the Blackbird cried, 54 262 262: The Ride-By-Nights Up on their brooms the Witches stream, 14 253 263: The Ruin When the last colours of the day 10 292 264: The Scarecrow All winter through I bow my head 20 263 265: The Scribe What lovely things 26 262 266: The Shade Darker than night; and oh, much darker, she, 8 301 267: The Ship Of Rio There was a ship of Rio 24 280 268: The Silver Penny Sailorman, I'll give to you 20 300 269: The Sleeper As Ann came in one summer's day, 28 348 270: The Sleeping Beauty The scent of bramble sweets the air, 16 290 271: The Song Of Finis AT the edge of All the Ages 16 265 272: The Song Of Shadows Sweep thy faint Strings, Musician, 16 265 273: The Song Of The Mad Prince Who said, 'Peacock Pie?' 16 260 274: The Song Of The Secret Where is beauty? 17 257 275: The Song Of The Soldiers As I sat musing by the frozen dyke, 12 269 276: The Stranger In the nook of a wood where a pool freshed with dew 26 235 277: The Stranger Half-hidden in a graveyard 20 363 278: The Stranger In the woods as I did walk, 20 239 279: The Sunken Garden Speak not - whisper not; 20 245 280: The Sunken Garden Speak not - whisper not; 14 387 281: The Supper A wolf he pricks with eyes of fire 48 281 282: The Tailor Few footsteps stray when dusk droops o'er 18 281 283: The Thief At Robin's Castle There came a Thief one night to Robin's Castle, 108 235 284: The Three Beggars Twas autumn daybreak gold and wild, 44 262 285: The Three Cherry Trees There were three cherry trees once, 20 313 286: The Three Strangers Far are those tranquil hills, 20 249 287: The Tired Cupid The thin moonlight with trickling ray, 20 233 288: The Titmouse If you would happy company win, 16 65 289: The Truants Ere my heart beats too coldly and faintly 20 279 290: The Truants Ere my heart beats too coldly and faintly 20 233 291: The Tryst Flee into some forgotten night and be 26 255 292: The Unchanging After the songless rose of evening, 12 272 293: The Unfinished Dream Rare-sweet the air in that unimagined country 41 263 294: The Universe I heard a little child beneath the stars 16 273 295: The Vacant Day As I did walk in meadows green 20 280 296: The Veil I think and think: yet still I fail - 22 77 297: The Window Behind the blinds I sit and watch 8 289 298: The Witch Weary went the old Witch, 44 462 299: The Witch Weary went the old Witch, 44 340 300: The World Of Dream Now, through the dusk 32 245 301: Then Twenty, forty, sixty, eighty 12 250 302: There Blooms No Bud In May There blooms no bud in May 20 254 303: They Told Me They told me Pan was dead, but I 12 258 304: Thule If thou art sweet as they are sad 12 270 305: Tillie Old Tillie Turveycombe 20 218 306: Time Passes There was nought in the Valley 30 248 307: Tired Tim Poor Tired Tim! It's sad for him. 8 294 308: Tit For Tat Have you been catching of fish, Tom Noddy? 20 262 309: To E.T.: 1917 You sleep too well - too far away, 8 308 310: To Margot When I go free, 9 250 311: To My Mother Thine is my all, how little when 'tis told 18 277 312: Treachery She had amid her ringlets bound 15 242 313: Trees Of all the trees in England, 16 314 314: Truce Far inland here Death's pinions mocked the roar 7 231 315: Unstooping Low on his fours the Lion 12 257 316: Up And Down Down the Hill of Ludgate, 8 295 317: Vain Finding Ever before my face there went 8 244 318: Vain Questioning What needest thou? - a few brief hours of rest 22 436 319: Vigil Dark is the night, 24 278 320: Virtue Her breast is cold; her hands how faint and wan! 14 232 321: Voices Who is it calling by the darkened river 24 245 322: Wanderers Wide are the meadows of night 12 356 323: When The Rose Is Faded When the rose is faded, 16 272 324: Where Is Thy Victory? None, none can tell where I shall be 36 259 325: Where? Where is my love - 12 258 326: Will Ever? Will he ever be weary of wandering, 16 329 327: Winter Clouded with snow 15 271 328: Winter Green Mistletoe! 36 253 329: Winter Dusk Dark frost was in the air without 28 272 About: Walter John de la Mare was an English poet, short story writer and novelist, best remembered for his works for children and "The Listeners". He was born in Kent, and was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School. His first book, Songs of Childhood, was published under the name Walter Ramal. His 1921 novel, Memoirs of a Midget, won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. This page viewed 5443 times.

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