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61 totalTHE MIRACLE - AND OTHER POEMS - BY VIRNA SHEARD
TO MY DEAR BROTHER - ELDRIDGE STANTON (JUNIOR) - WHO DIED BRAVELY AT NIAGARA, ON THE AFTERNOON OF SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1912.
VIRNA SHEARD. - THE MIRACLE THE CROW WHEN APRIL COMES KISMET A SONG OF SUMMER DAYS AT THE PLAY CHRISTMAS THE HEART COURAGEOUS A SONG THE CALL THE KNIGHT-ERRANT A SOUTHERN LULLABY THE FAIRY CLOCK THE SLUMBER ANGEL THE LONELY ROAD SEA-BORN THE ANGEL WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES THE OPAL MONTH NOCTURNE A SONG OF LOVE THE UNKNOWING THE PETITION HALLOWE'EN THE GLEANER THE ROVER IN SOLITUDE THE ROBIN A SONG OF ROSES PRAIRIE THE CLIMBER THE DAISY THE VISION SAINTS AT MIDNIGHT NOVEMBER THE LILY-POND LILACS APRIL PAEANS THE HARP GULLS THE SHEPHERD WIND THE TEMPLE REQUEST A SONG THE TOAST THE SEA-SHELL AT DAWN THE WHISTLER COMMON-WEALTH DON CUPID HEAVEN SIR HENRY IRVING JEAN DE BREBOEUF IN EGYPT A SONG OF POPPIES A PAGAN PRAYER A LOVE SONG - THE MIRACLE AND OTHER POEMS - THE MIRACLE
THE CROW
WHEN APRIL COMES!
KISMET
A SONG OF SUMMER DAYS
AT THE PLAY
CHRISTMAS
THE HEART COURAGEOUS
Description
A tender elegy opens the collection, offering a quiet salute to a fallen brother while setting a tone of intimate reverence. From there the poems wander through sun‑lit gardens, bustling marketplaces, and quiet evenings, each piece humming with the cadence of early‑twentieth‑century lyricism. The titles alone hint at a rich tapestry—songs of summer, midnight saints, and solitary knights—inviting listeners to explore both the ordinary and the mythic in everyday moments.
One of the early longer poems follows a blind beggar on the road between Jerusalem and Jericho, drawing on familiar biblical scenery to portray a universal yearning for sight and salvation. In delicate, almost tactile detail, the poet captures the sounds of travel, the murmur of crowds, and the sudden, mystic encounter that promises a glimpse of divine light. The verses balance vivid storytelling with quiet contemplation, making the collection feel like a series of whispered prayers and celebrations of life’s small miracles.
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en
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~1 hours (70K characters)
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Project Gutenberg
Release date
Jan 1, 2004
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Public domain in the USA.
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About the author
Virna Sheard
1865–1943
A Canadian poet and novelist with a gift for tenderness and quiet feeling, she wrote about love, loss, faith, and family life in language that was direct and warm. Her work was widely read in the early 20th century and still offers a gentle, emotional pull.
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