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Walter De La Mare

25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: A Widow's Weeds A poor old Widow in her weeds 18267
2: A-Tishoo Sneeze, Pretty, sneeze, Dainty, 9236
3: Age This ugly old crone - 34235
4: Ages Ago Launcelot loved Guinevere, 24263
5: Alas, Alack! Ann, Ann! 12270
6: Alexander It was the Great Alexander, 28216
7: All But Blind All but blind 16225
8: All That's Past Very old are the woods; 24204
9: Alone A very old woman 24225
10: Alone The abode of the nightingale is bare, 18192
11: Alulvan The sun is clear of bird and cloud, 30236
12: An Epitaph Here lies a most beautiful lady, 8253
13: Anatomy By chance my fingers, resting on my face, 14234
14: Andy Battle Once and there was a young sailor, yeo ho! 24239
15: April Come, then, with showers; I love thy cloudy face 14257
16: April Moon Roses are sweet to smell and see, 12270
17: Arabia Far are the shades of Arabia, 24235
18: As Lucy Went A-Walking As Lucy went a-walking one morning cold and fine, 52210
19: As Lucy Went A-Walking As Lucy went a-walking one wintry morning fine, 52222
20: At The Keyhole Grill me some bones,' said the Cobbler, 16244
21: Autumn There is a wind where the rose was; 15269
22: Banquo What dost thou here far from thy native place? 15213
23: Be Angry Now No More Be angry now no more! 18227
24: Berries There was an old woman 72254
25: Berries There was an old woman 72198
26: Betrayal She will not die, they say, 18227
27: Beware! An ominous bird sang from its branch 12260
28: Beware! An ominous bird sang from its branch, 12215
29: Bewitched I have heard a lady this night, 24233
30: Bewitched I have heard a lady this night 24236
31: Bluebells Where the bluebells and the wind are, 8218
32: Bread And Cherries Cherries, ripe cherries! 8260
33: Bright Life Come now," I said, "put off these webs of death, 14201
34: Bunches Of Grapes Bunches of grapes,' says Timothy; 12229
35: Cake And Sack Old King Caraway 20231
36: Captain Lean Out of the East a hurricane 14246
37: Cecil Ye little elves, who haunt sweet dells, 24238
38: Chicken Clapping her platter stood plump Bess, 8239
39: Clear Eyes Clear eyes do dim at last, 18265
40: Cumberland The old, old King of Cumberland 40241
41: Dame Hickory Dame Hickory, Dame Hickory, 24268
42: Down-Adown-Derry Down-adown-derry, 81207
43: Dream-Song Sunlight, moonlight, 18291
44: Dreams Be gentle, O hands of a child; 14226
45: Dust To Dust Heavenly Archer, bend thy bow; 15226
46: Earth Folk The cat she walks on padded claws, 8235
47: Echo Who called?" I said, and the words 16225
48: England No lovelier hills than thine have laid 16196
49: Envoi Child, do you love the flower 16226
50: Envoy There clung three roses to a stem, 12223
51: Estranged No one was with me there 16218
52: Even In The Grave I laid my inventory at the hand 14194
53: Evening When twilight darkens, and one by one, 24243
54: Exile Had the gods loved me I had lain 8257
55: Eyes O strange devices that alone divide 8305
56: Faithless The words you said grow faint; 12235
57: Falstaff Twas in a tavern that with old age stooped 23220
58: Fare Well When I lie where shades of darkness 24227
59: Fear I know where lurk 36223
60: Five Eyes In Hans' old Mill his three black cats 14277
61: For All The Grief For all the grief I have given with words 12197
62: Foreboding Thou canst not see him standing by - 25204
63: Full Moon One night as Dick lay half asleep, 12286
64: Gloria Mundi Upon a bank, easeless with knobs of gold, 48213
65: Goliath Still as a mountain with dark pines and sun 50214
66: Grim Beside the blaze of forty fires 12202
67: Hamlet Umbrageous cedars murmuring symphonies 20214
68: Hapless Hapless, hapless, I must be 10251
69: Happy, Happy It Is To Be Happy, happy it is to be 19278
70: Haunted The rabbit in his burrow keeps 32229
71: Haunted From out the wood I watched them shine, - 20220
72: Haunted The rabbit in his burrow keeps 32205
73: Hide And Seek Hide and seek, says the Wind, 12205
74: Home Rest, rest - there is no rest, 24257
75: Humanity Ever exulting in thyself, on fire 14267
76: I Can't Abear I can't abear a Butcher, 8246
77: I Met At Eve I met at eve the Prince of Sleep, 28233
78: I Saw Three Witches I saw three witches 24228
79: I Saw Three Witches I saw three witches 24194
80: Iago A dark lean face, a narrow, slanting eye, 32263
81: Idleness I saw old Idleness, fat, with great cheeks 29247
82: Imogen Even she too dead! all languor on her brow, 24201
83: In Vain I knocked upon thy door ajar, 16201
84: Invocation The burning fire shakes in the night, 8215
85: Jim Jay Do diddle di do, 32223
86: John Mouldy I spied John Mouldy in his cellar, 16206
87: Juliet's Nurse In old-world nursery vacant now of children, 31182
88: Keep Innocency Like an old battle, youth is wild 30200
89: King David King David was a sorrowful man: 20221
90: Life Hearken, O dear, now strikes the hour we die; 12221
91: Lob Lie By The Fire He squats by the fire 48177
92: Longlegs Longlegs - he yelled "Coo-ee!" 16236
93: Longlegs Longlegs - he yelled 'Coo-ee!' 16193
94: Lovelocks I watched the Lady Caroline 15202
95: Lullaby Sleep, sleep, lovely white soul! 21227
96: Macbeth Rose, like dim battlements, the hills and reared 20206
97: Many A Mickle A little sound - - 24197
98: Martha Once ... once upon a time 28205
99: Melmillo Three and thirty birds there stood 20195
100: Mercutio Along an avenue of almond-trees 14167
101: Mima Jemima is my name, 8235
102: Miss Loo When thin-strewn memory I look through, 28215
103: Miss T. It's a very odd thing 16221
104: Mistletoe Sitting under the mistletoe 14249
105: Mistletoe Sitting under the mistletoe 14223
106: Mistress Fell Whom seek you here, sweet Mistress Fell? 30254
107: Moonlight The far moon maketh lovers wise 8228
108: Motley Come, Death, I'd have a word with thee; 70222
109: Mrs. Earth Mrs. Earth makes silver black, 12232
110: Mrs. Grundy Step very softly, sweet Quiet-foot, 28214
111: Mrs. Macqueen (Or The Lollie-Shop) With glass like a bull's-eye, 20202
112: Music When music sounds, gone is the earth I know, 12279
113: Music Unheard Sweet sounds, begone - 24301
114: Myself There is a garden, grey 20207
115: Napoleon What is the world, O soldiers? 7193
116: Never More, Sailor Never more, Sailor, 28201
117: Never-To-Be Down by the waters of the sea, 24204
118: Nicholas Nye Thistle and darnell and dock grew there, 40187
119: Night All from the light of the sweet moon 12293
120: Nightfall The last light fails - that shallow pool of day! 25198
121: Nobody Knows Often I've heard the Wind sigh 24225
122: Nocturne Tis not my voice now speaks; but a bird 18215
123: Nod Softly along the road of evening, 20218
124: Noon And Night Flower Not any flower that blows 16213
125: Not I As I came out of Wiseman's Street, 10252
126: O Dear Me! Here are crocuses, white, gold, grey! 8219
127: Off The Ground Three jolly Farmers 114208
128: Off The Ground Three jolly Farmers 114202
129: Old Ben Sad is old Ben Thistlewaite, 28223
130: Old Shellover Come!' said Old Shellover. 10233
131: Old Susan When Susan's work was done she'd sit, 24209
132: Old Susan When Susan's work was done, she would sit, 24246
133: Ophelia There runs a crisscross pattern of small leaves 23207
134: Peak And Puke From his cradle in the glamourie 16221
135: Polonius There haunts in Time's bare house an active ghost, 20259
136: Poor 'Miss 7' Lone and alone she lies, 32236
137: Poor Henry Thick in its glass 16206
138: Queen Djenira When Queen Djenira slumbers through 20217
139: Rachel Rachel sings sweet - 20236
140: Remembrance The sky was like a waterdrop 16217
141: Reverie When slim Sophia mounts her horse 24234
142: Reverie Bring not bright candles, for his eyes 15229
143: Sadly, O, Sadly Sadly, O, sadly, the sweet bells of Baddeley 10247
144: Sam When Sam goes back in memory, 36213
145: Sam's Three Wishes; Or Life's Little Whirligig I'm thinking and thinking," said old Sam Shore 230210
146: Sea-Magic My heart faints in me for the distant sea. 14263
147: Sephina Black lacqueys at the wide-flung door 7936
148: Silence With changeful sound life beats upon the ear; 28242
149: Silver Slowly, silently, now the moon 14231
150: Sleep Men all, and birds, and creeping beasts, 16248
151: Sleeping Beauty The scent of bramble fills the air, 16205
152: Sleepyhead As I lay awake in the white moonlight 28248
153: Snow No breath of wind, 28268
154: Some One Some one came knocking 16246
155: Some One Some one came knocking 16249
156: Song O for a moon to light me home! 18236
157: Song Of Enchantment A Song of Enchantment I sang me there, 16258
158: Sooeep' Black as a chimney is his face, 16200
159: Sorcery What voice is that I hear 34211
160: Sotto Voce The haze of noon wanned silver-grey, 4235
161: Spring Once when my life was young 16236
162: Summer Evening The sandy cat by the Farmer's chair 8236
163: Sunk Lyonesse In sea-cold Lyonesse, 20240
164: Suppose Suppose ... and suppose that a wild little Horse of Magic 3737
165: Tartary If I were Lord of Tartary, 32191
166: The Bandog Has anybody seen my Mopser? - 8220
167: The Barber's Gold locks, and black locks, 16213
168: The Bees' Song Thousandz of thornz there be 22188
169: The Bells Shadow and light both strove to be 26195
170: The Bindweed The bindweed roots pierce down 16210
171: The Birthnight: To F. Dearest, it was a night 10222
172: The Blind Boy I have no master," said the Blind Boy, 16248
173: The Bookworm I'm tired - Oh, tired of books,' said Jack, 16249
174: The Buckle I had a silver buckle, 16241
175: The Cage Why did you flutter in vain hope, poor bird, 12221
176: The Changeling Ahoy, and ahoy! 34239
177: The Child In The Story Awakes The light of dawn rose on my dreams, 28234
178: The Child In The Story Goes To Bed I prythee, Nurse, come smooth my hair, 32223
179: The Children Of Stare Winter is fallen early 36308
180: The Christening The bells chime clear, 36211
181: The Corner Stone Sterile these stones 2427
182: The Cupboard I know a little cupboard, 16240
183: The Dark Chateau In dreams a dark château 40235
184: The Death-Dream Who, now, put dreams into thy slumbering mind? 17258
185: The Disguise Why in my heart, O Grief, 36181
186: The Double I curtseyed to the dovecote. 24214
187: The Dreamer O thou who giving helm and sword, 16231
188: The Dunce Why does he still keep ticking? 8237
189: The Dwarf Now, Jinnie, my dear, to the dwarf be off, 50195
190: The Dwelling-Place Deep in a forest where the kestrel screamed, 44206
191: The Empty House See this house, how dark it is 26191
192: The Enchanted Hill From height of noon, remote and still, 49236
193: The Englishman I met a sailor in the woods, 72230
194: The Exile I am that Adam who, with Snake for guest, 12224
195: The Fairies Dancing I heard along the early hills, 24213
196: The Fairy In Winter There was a Fairy - flake of winter - 19231
197: The Flight How do the days press on, and lay 12236
198: The Fly How large unto the tiny fly 12229
199: The Fool Rings His Bells Come, Death, I'd have a word with thee; 7018
200: The Fool's Song Never, no never, listen too long, 10225
201: The Funeral They dressed us up in black, 24218
202: The Gage Lady Jane, O Lady Jane! 102248
203: The Ghost Peace in thy hands, 15262
204: The Ghost Who knocks?" "I, who was beautiful, 20235
205: The Glimpse Art thou asleep? or have thy wings 24230
206: The Gnomies As I lay awake in the white moonlight, 28229
207: The Grey Wolf A fagot, a fagot, go fetch for the fire, son! 8255
208: The Happy Encounter I saw sweet Poetry turn troubled eyes 14185
209: The Hare In the black furrow of a field 8235
210: The Hawthorn Hath A Deathly Smell The flowers of the field 24218
211: The Honey Robbers There were two Fairies, Gimmul and Mel, 30211
212: The Horn Hark! is that a horn I hear, 12192
213: The Horseman I heard a horseman 8219
214: The Huntsmen Three jolly gentlemen, 12224
215: The Isle Of Lone Three dwarfs there were which lived in an isle, 104262
216: The Isle Of Lone Three dwarfs there were which lived on an isle, 68235
217: The Journey Heart-sick of his journey was the Wanderer; 72202
218: The Journey Heart-sick of his journey was the Wanderer; 76206
219: The Keys Of Morning While at her bedroom window once, 40225
220: The Lamplighter When the light of day declineth, 24247
221: The Linnet Upon this leafy bush 16195
222: The Listeners Is there anybody there?' said the Traveller, 36214
223: The Little Bird My dear Daddie bought a mansion 12226
224: The Little Creature Twinkum, twankum, twirlum and twitch 29217
225: The Little Green Orchard Some one is always sitting there, 32216
226: The Little Green Orchard Some one is always sitting there, 32256
227: The Little Old Cupid Twas a very small garden; 24233
228: The Little Salamander When I go free, 69216
229: The Lost Shoe Poor little Lucy 44267
230: The Marionettes Let the foul Scene proceed: 28239
231: The Market-Place My mind is like a clamorous market-place. 14179
232: The Massacre The shadow of a poplar tree 28224
233: The Mermaids Sand, sand; hills of sand; 24192
234: The Midden's Song Bubble, Bubble, 16217
235: The Miller And His Son A twangling harp for Mary, 48256
236: The Miracle Who beckons the green ivy up 30230
237: The Mocking Fairy Won't you look out of your window, Mrs. Gill?" 16253
238: The Moth Isled in the midnight air, 1232
239: The Mother Bird Through the green twilight of a hedge 18259
240: The Mountains Still, and blanched, and cold, and lone, 12192
241: The Night-Swans Tis silence on the enchanted lake, 28207
242: The Ogre Tis moonlight on Trebarwith Vale, 64282
243: The Old House A very, very old house I know- 12245
244: The Old Men Old and alone, sit we, 24239
245: The Old Soldier There came an Old Soldier to my door, 20206
246: The Old Stone House Nothing on the grey roof, nothing on the brown, 9214
247: The Pedlar There came a Pedlar to an evening house; 70233
248: The Phantom Upstairs in the large closet, child, 102265
249: The Picture Here is a sea-legged sailor, 16213
250: The Pigs And The Charcoal - Burner The old Pig said to the little pigs, 16219
251: The Pilgrim Shall we carry now your bundle, 89240
252: The Portrait Of A Warrior His brow is seamed with line and scar; 16223
253: The Quarry You hunted me with all the pack, 16185
254: The Quartette Tom sang for joy and Ned sang for joy and old Sam sang for joy; 8198
255: The Quiet Enemy Hearken! now the hermit bee 20180
256: The Rainbow I saw the lovely arch 8224
257: The Raven's Tomb Build me my tomb,' the Raven said, 20246
258: The Reawakening Green in light are the hills, and a calm wind flowing 12223
259: The Remonstrance I was at peace until you came 26231
260: The Revenant O all ye fair ladies with your colours and your graces, 16202
261: The Riddlers Thou solitary!" the Blackbird cried, 54215
262: The Ride-By-Nights Up on their brooms the Witches stream, 14212
263: The Ruin When the last colours of the day 10245
264: The Scarecrow All winter through I bow my head 20222
265: The Scribe What lovely things 26224
266: The Shade Darker than night; and oh, much darker, she, 8252
267: The Ship Of Rio There was a ship of Rio 24233
268: The Silver Penny Sailorman, I'll give to you 20256
269: The Sleeper As Ann came in one summer's day, 28233
270: The Sleeping Beauty The scent of bramble sweets the air, 16239
271: The Song Of Finis AT the edge of All the Ages 16227
272: The Song Of Shadows Sweep thy faint Strings, Musician, 16223
273: The Song Of The Mad Prince Who said, 'Peacock Pie?' 16214
274: The Song Of The Secret Where is beauty? 17208
275: The Song Of The Soldiers As I sat musing by the frozen dyke, 12220
276: The Stranger In the nook of a wood where a pool freshed with dew 26186
277: The Stranger Half-hidden in a graveyard 20310
278: The Stranger In the woods as I did walk, 20197
279: The Sunken Garden Speak not - whisper not; 20209
280: The Sunken Garden Speak not - whisper not; 14272
281: The Supper A wolf he pricks with eyes of fire 48230
282: The Tailor Few footsteps stray when dusk droops o'er 18228
283: The Thief At Robin's Castle There came a Thief one night to Robin's Castle, 108197
284: The Three Beggars Twas autumn daybreak gold and wild, 44199
285: The Three Cherry Trees There were three cherry trees once, 20263
286: The Three Strangers Far are those tranquil hills, 20204
287: The Tired Cupid The thin moonlight with trickling ray, 20194
288: The Titmouse If you would happy company win, 1626
289: The Truants Ere my heart beats too coldly and faintly 20229
290: The Truants Ere my heart beats too coldly and faintly 20194
291: The Tryst Flee into some forgotten night and be 26201
292: The Unchanging After the songless rose of evening, 12225
293: The Unfinished Dream Rare-sweet the air in that unimagined country 41221
294: The Universe I heard a little child beneath the stars 16217
295: The Vacant Day As I did walk in meadows green 20235
296: The Veil I think and think: yet still I fail - 2226
297: The Window Behind the blinds I sit and watch 8223
298: The Witch Weary went the old Witch, 44395
299: The Witch Weary went the old Witch, 44294
300: The World Of Dream Now, through the dusk 32203
301: Then Twenty, forty, sixty, eighty 12207
302: There Blooms No Bud In May There blooms no bud in May 20217
303: They Told Me They told me Pan was dead, but I 12217
304: Thule If thou art sweet as they are sad 12221
305: Tillie Old Tillie Turveycombe 20183
306: Time Passes There was nought in the Valley 30211
307: Tired Tim Poor Tired Tim! It's sad for him. 8249
308: Tit For Tat Have you been catching of fish, Tom Noddy? 20227
309: To E.T.: 1917 You sleep too well - too far away, 8261
310: To Margot When I go free, 9205
311: To My Mother Thine is my all, how little when 'tis told 18234
312: Treachery She had amid her ringlets bound 15206
313: Trees Of all the trees in England, 16250
314: Truce Far inland here Death's pinions mocked the roar 7191
315: Unstooping Low on his fours the Lion 12216
316: Up And Down Down the Hill of Ludgate, 8255
317: Vain Finding Ever before my face there went 8198
318: Vain Questioning What needest thou? - a few brief hours of rest 22401
319: Vigil Dark is the night, 24238
320: Virtue Her breast is cold; her hands how faint and wan! 14192
321: Voices Who is it calling by the darkened river 24203
322: Wanderers Wide are the meadows of night 12240
323: When The Rose Is Faded When the rose is faded, 16238
324: Where Is Thy Victory? None, none can tell where I shall be 36210
325: Where? Where is my love - 12208
326: Will Ever? Will he ever be weary of wandering, 16224
327: Winter Clouded with snow 15239
328: Winter Green Mistletoe! 36205
329: Winter Dusk Dark frost was in the air without 28236




About:
Walter John de la Mare was an English poet, short story writer and novelist, best remembered for his works for children and "The Listeners".

He was born in Kent, and was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School.

His first book, Songs of Childhood, was published under the name Walter Ramal.

His 1921 novel, Memoirs of a Midget, won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.


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