Lewis Carroll

The Willow-Tree Poem by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) Poetry from Three Sunsets and Other Poems. The Willow-Tree Poem The morn was bright, the steeds were light, The wedding guests were gay: Young Ellen stood within the wood And watched them pass away. She scarcely saw the gallant train: The tear-drop dimmed her ee: Unheard the […]

Continue Reading Lewis Carroll - The Willow-Tree Poem

The Sailor’s Wife Poem by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) Poetry from Three Sunsets and Other Poems. The Sailor’s Wife Poem See! There are tears upon her face— Tears newly shed, and scarcely dried: Close, in an agonised embrace, She clasps the infant at her side. Peace dwells in those soft-lidded eyes, Those parted lips that […]

Continue Reading Lewis Carroll - The Sailor's Wife Poem

The Path of Roses Poem by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) Poetry from Three Sunsets and Other Poems. The Path of Roses Poem In the dark silence of an ancient room, Whose one tall window fronted to the West, Where, through laced tendrils of a hanging vine, The sunset-glow was fading into night, Sat a pale […]

Continue Reading Lewis Carroll - The Path of Roses Poem

Solitude Poem by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) Poetry from Three Sunsets and Other Poems. Solitude Poem I love the stillness of the wood: I love the music of the rill: I love to couch in pensive mood Upon some silent hill. Scarce heard, beneath yon arching trees, The silver-crested ripples pass; And, like a mimic […]

Continue Reading Lewis Carroll - Solitude Poem