
THE DREAMERS
AND OTHER POEMS
BY
SONGS OF HIMSELF
The opening pages welcome listeners with a gentle, wistful voice that drifts between the ordinary and the imagined. A young woman watches gypsies glide past her tidy home, her familiar surroundings suddenly feeling like a cage, and the poem hints at a yearning for freedom that many will recognize. The collection moves through garden meditations, where white lilies guard secrets while a red rose whispers of hidden love, and each stanza layers nature with quiet longing. With a blend of lyrical rhythm and simple diction, the poems feel like quiet conversations with the self.
Later poems turn toward memory and reunion, recalling a lost young love that resurfaces in an unexpected visitation, and a tender Black Sheep riddle that weighs gifts of mother, friend, and beloved. The closing pieces echo courtly music and garden festivities, creating a dreamlike tableau of gavottes, doves, and whispered prayers. Throughout, the poet's language remains intimate yet accessible, inviting listeners to linger over each image and discover their own reflections of hope, loss, and quiet joy.
Full title
The Dreamers And Other Poems And Other Poems
Language
en
Duration
~47 minutes (45K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jeffrey Johnson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2007-01-15
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1874–1944
A graceful early-20th-century American poet, she published widely in popular magazines and built a reputation for lyrical, emotionally clear verse. Her poems often feel musical and reflective, with a quiet intensity that still carries well today.
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