Louisa May Alcott's Poetry, by first line

• My Doves

  OPPOSITE my chamber window,
  On the sunny roof, at play,

  44 lines
• To The First Born

  WELCOME, welcome, little stranger,
  Fear no harm, and fear no danger;

  9 lines, 1 comment
• Little Nell

  GLEAMING through the silent church-yard,
  Winter sunlight seemed to shed

  79 lines
• Little Paul

  CHEERFUL voices by the sea-side
  Echoed through the summer air,

  80 lines
• The Mother Moon

  THE moon upon the wide sea
  Placidly looks down,

  25 lines
• Thoreau's Flute

  We sighing said, "Our Pan is dead;
  His pipe hangs mute beside the river

  32 lines
• Lullaby

  Now the day is done,
  

  24 lines, 1 comment
• Fairy Song

  The moonlight fades from flower and rose
  And the stars dim one by one;

  32 lines, 18 comments
• From The Short Story What The Swallows Did

  Swallow, swallow, neighbor swallow,
  Starting on your autumn flight,

  17 lines
• From The Short Story A Christmas Dream, And How It Came True

  From our happy home
  Through the world we roam

  24 lines
• The Lay Of A Golden Goose

  Long ago in a poultry yard
  One dull November morn,

  124 lines
• Transfiguration

  Mysterious death! who in a single hour
  Life's gold can so refine

  48 lines
• A Song From The Suds

  Queen of my tub, I merrily sing,
  While the white foam raises high,

  24 lines, 2 comments
• My Kingdom

  A little kingdom I possess
  where thoughts and feelings dwell,

  32 lines, 2 comments
• Our Little Ghost

  Oft, in the silence of the night,
  When the lonely moon rides high,

  56 lines, 1 comment
• A Little Bird I Am

  "A little bird I am,
      Shut from the fields of air,

  13 lines, 1 comment
• Beds To The Front Of Them

  "Beds to the front of them,
      Beds to the right of them,

  11 lines
• Lily-Bell

  "Bright shines the summer sun,
      Soft is the summer air;

  18 lines
• Chevalita

  "Chevalita,
          Pretty cretr,

  7 lines
• Dear Grif

  "Dear Grif,
      Here is a whiff

  13 lines
• Don't Drive Me Away

  "Don't drive me away,
          But hear what I say:

  12 lines
• For Myself Alone, I Would Not Be

  "For myself alone, I would not be
          Ambitious in my wish; but, for you,

  4 lines
• Gingerbread

  "Gingerbread,
      Go to the head.

  17 lines
• He Prayeth Best Who Loveth Best

  "He prayeth best who loveth best
          All things, both great and small;

  3 lines
• Hello! Hello!

  "Hello! hello!
          Come down below,--

  11 lines
• Here Is The Bracelet

  "Here is the bracelet
          For good little May

  15 lines
• Here's A Nut

  "Here's a nut, there's a nut;
          Hide it quick away,

  7 lines
• I Slept, And Dreamed That Life Was Beauty

  "I slept, and dreamed that life was beauty;
          I woke, and found that life was duty.

  5 lines
• I Wish I Had A Quiet Tomb

  "I wish I had a quiet tomb,
          Beside a little rill;

  3 lines
• I Write About The Butterfly

  "I write about the butterfly,
          It is a pretty thing;

  13 lines

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