The Concise Verse

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"The Half-Moon Westers Low, My Love" by A. E. Housman
March 1, 2026

"The Half-Moon Westers Low, My Love" by A. E. Housman

The half-moon westers low, my love, And the wind brings up the rain; And wide apart lie we, my love, And seas between the twain. I know not if it rains, my love, In the land where you do lie; And oh, so sound you sleep, my lo...
"The Violet" by Jane Taylor
Feb. 22, 2026

"The Violet" by Jane Taylor

Down in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew, Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view. And yet it was a lovely flower, Its colours bright and fair; It might have graced a rosy bower, Instead of hi...
"Green" by D. H. Lawrence
Feb. 15, 2026

"Green" by D. H. Lawrence

The dawn was apple-green, The sky was green wine held up in the sun, The moon was a golden petal between. She opened her eyes, and green They shone, clear like flowers undone, For the first time, now for the first time seen.
"Dusk" by Angelina Weld Grimké
Feb. 8, 2026

"Dusk" by Angelina Weld Grimké

Twin stars through my purpling pane, The shriveling husk Of a yellowing moon on the wane - And the dusk.
"A Poison Tree" by William Blake
Feb. 1, 2026

"A Poison Tree" by William Blake

I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, Night and morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft ...
"At Midnight" by Frank Dempster Sherman
Jan. 25, 2026

"At Midnight" by Frank Dempster Sherman

See, yonder, the belfry tower That gleams in the moon’s pale light; Or is it a ghostly flower That dreams in the silent night? I listen and hear the chime Go quavering o’er the town, And out of this flower of Time Twelve peta...