James Joyce's Poetry, by first line

• The Ballad of Persse O'Reilly

  Have you heard of one Humpty Dumpty
  How he fell with a roll and a rumble

  92 lines
• On the Beach at Fontana

  Wind whines and whines the shingle,
  The crazy pierstakes groan;

  12 lines
• I Hear an Army

  I hear an army charging upon the land,
  And the thunder of horses plunging, foam about their knees:

  12 lines, 1 comment
• Sleep Now, O Sleep Now

  Sleep now, O sleep now,
  O you unquiet heart!

  12 lines, 1 comment
• Now, O Now in This Brown Land

  Now, O now, in this brown land
  Where Love did so sweet music make

  18 lines
• Rain Has Fallen All the Day

  Rain has fallen all the day.
  O come among the laden trees:

  8 lines
• O, It Was Out by Donnycarney

  O, it was out by Donnycarney
  When the bat flew from tree to tree

  8 lines
• Love Came to Us

  Love came to us in time gone by
  When one at twilight shyly played

  8 lines
• Gentle Lady, Do Not Sing

  Gentle lady, do not sing
  Sad songs about the end of love;

  8 lines
• Though I Thy Mithridates Were

  Though I thy Mithridates were,
  Framed to defy the poison-dart,

  12 lines
• Thou Leanest to the Shell of Night

  Thou leanest to the shell of night,
  Dear lady, a divining ear.

  12 lines, 1 comment
• Lightly Come or Lightly Go

  Lightly come or lightly go:
  Though thy heart presage thee woe,

  12 lines
• Silently She's Combing

  Silently she's combing,
  Combing her long hair

  16 lines
• Of That So Sweet Imprisonment

  Of that so sweet imprisonment
  My soul, dearest, is fain -- -

  12 lines, 1 comment
• He Who Hath Glory Lost

  He who hath glory lost, nor hath
  Found any soul to fellow his,

  6 lines
• In the Dark Pine-Wood

  In the dark pine-wood
  I would we lay,

  16 lines
• Be Not Sad

  Be not sad because all men
  Prefer a lying clamour before you:

  8 lines
• O Sweetheart, Hear You

  O Sweetheart, hear you
  Your lover's tale;

  16 lines
• Because Your Voice Was at My Side

  Because your voice was at my side
  I gave him pain,

  8 lines
• O Cool Is the Valley Now

  O cool is the valley now
  And there, love, will we go

  8 lines
• From Dewy Dreams

  From dewy dreams, my soul, arise,
  From love's deep slumber and from death,

  12 lines
• My Dove, My Beautiful One

  My dove, my beautiful one,
  Arise, arise!

  16 lines
• Go Seek Her Out

  Go seek her out all courteously,
  And say I come,

  16 lines
• What Counsel Has the Hooded Moon

  What counsel has the hooded moon
  Put in thy heart, my shyly sweet,

  12 lines
• Bright Cap and Streamers

  Bright cap and streamers,
  He sings in the hollow:

  16 lines
• Winds of May

  Winds of May, that dance on the sea,
  Dancing a ring-around in glee

  9 lines
• Who Goes Amid the Green Wood

  Who goes amid the green wood
  With springtide all adorning her?

  16 lines
• My Love Is in a Light Attire

  My love is in a light attire
  Among the apple-trees,

  12 lines
• I Would in That Sweet Bosom Be

  I would in that sweet bosom be
  (O sweet it is and fair it is!)

  10 lines, 1 comment
• Lean Out of the Window

  Lean out of the window,
  Goldenhair,

  16 lines

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