
Poems by Elinor Jenkins
POEMS - By ELINOR JENKINS
DEDICATION - To H. S. T. 15·viii·15
Poems
H. S. T. Requiescat
The Dead Comrade
The Choice
The House by the Highway
Night in the Suburbs, August, 1914
Autumn Wind
A quiet, resonant voice threads through this collection, offering meditations born of both personal grief and the broader turbulence of a world at war. The poems move from intimate elegies for fallen friends to thoughtful ruminations on duty, sacrifice, and the uneasy calm that settles after conflict. Their language is spare yet vivid, letting the weight of each memory linger like a lingering scent of wilted flowers.
Interwoven with these somber moments are glimpses of everyday life—a house by a lonely highway, an August night in the suburbs, and the soft glow of moonlight over a city’s rooftops. The poet captures the tension between the ordinary and the extraordinary, inviting listeners to feel the echo of marching footsteps and the hush of twilight alike. Together, the verses create a tapestry that is both historically grounded and emotionally timeless, offering a reflective listening experience for anyone drawn to poetry that bridges personal loss with shared history.
Language
en
Duration
~30 minutes (29K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David E. Brown, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Release date
2013-02-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
A British war poet whose work was shaped by the emotional weight of the First World War, writing with feeling about loss, memory, and the human cost of conflict. Her poems carry a quiet intensity that still feels immediate today.
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