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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 1824
2: A-Tishoo Sneeze, Pretty, sneeze, Dainty, 929
3: Age This ugly old crone - 3429
4: Ages Ago Launcelot loved Guinevere, 2419
5: Alas, Alack! Ann, Ann! 1223
6: Alexander It was the Great Alexander, 2822
7: All But Blind All but blind 1626
8: All That's Past Very old are the woods; 2417
9: Alone A very old woman 2417
10: Alone The abode of the nightingale is bare, 1818
11: Alulvan The sun is clear of bird and cloud, 3014
12: An Epitaph Here lies a most beautiful lady, 814
13: Anatomy By chance my fingers, resting on my face, 1411
14: Andy Battle Once and there was a young sailor, yeo ho! 2415
15: April Come, then, with showers; I love thy cloudy face 1416
16: April Moon Roses are sweet to smell and see, 1227
17: Arabia Far are the shades of Arabia, 2419
18: As Lucy Went A-Walking As Lucy went a-walking one morning cold and fine, 5216
19: As Lucy Went A-Walking As Lucy went a-walking one wintry morning fine, 5213
20: At The Keyhole Grill me some bones,' said the Cobbler, 1618
21: Autumn There is a wind where the rose was; 1512
22: Banquo What dost thou here far from thy native place? 1512
23: Be Angry Now No More Be angry now no more! 1814
24: Berries There was an old woman 7218
25: Berries There was an old woman 7219
26: Betrayal She will not die, they say, 1817
27: Beware! An ominous bird sang from its branch 1220
28: Beware! An ominous bird sang from its branch, 1222
29: Bewitched I have heard a lady this night, 2419
30: Bewitched I have heard a lady this night 2413
31: Bluebells Where the bluebells and the wind are, 820
32: Bread And Cherries Cherries, ripe cherries! 832
33: Bright Life Come now," I said, "put off these webs of death, 1418
34: Bunches Of Grapes Bunches of grapes,' says Timothy; 1217
35: Cake And Sack Old King Caraway 2028
36: Captain Lean Out of the East a hurricane 1413
37: Cecil Ye little elves, who haunt sweet dells, 2417
38: Chicken Clapping her platter stood plump Bess, 822
39: Clear Eyes Clear eyes do dim at last, 1821
40: Cumberland The old, old King of Cumberland 4011
41: Dame Hickory Dame Hickory, Dame Hickory, 2420
42: Down-Adown-Derry Down-adown-derry, 8118
43: Dream-Song Sunlight, moonlight, 1833
44: Dreams Be gentle, O hands of a child; 1415
45: Dust To Dust Heavenly Archer, bend thy bow; 1529
46: Earth Folk The cat she walks on padded claws, 821
47: Echo Who called?" I said, and the words 1622
48: England No lovelier hills than thine have laid 1614
49: Envoi Child, do you love the flower 1619
50: Envoy There clung three roses to a stem, 1216
51: Estranged No one was with me there 1613
52: Even In The Grave I laid my inventory at the hand 1411
53: Evening When twilight darkens, and one by one, 2417
54: Exile Had the gods loved me I had lain 816
55: Eyes O strange devices that alone divide 829
56: Faithless The words you said grow faint; 1212
57: Falstaff Twas in a tavern that with old age stooped 2320
58: Fare Well When I lie where shades of darkness 2418
59: Fear I know where lurk 3618
60: Five Eyes In Hans' old Mill his three black cats 1419
61: For All The Grief For all the grief I have given with words 1221
62: Foreboding Thou canst not see him standing by - 2517
63: Full Moon One night as Dick lay half asleep, 1224
64: Gloria Mundi Upon a bank, easeless with knobs of gold, 4816
65: Goliath Still as a mountain with dark pines and sun 5014
66: Grim Beside the blaze of forty fires 1215
67: Hamlet Umbrageous cedars murmuring symphonies 2015
68: Hapless Hapless, hapless, I must be 1014
69: Happy, Happy It Is To Be Happy, happy it is to be 1921
70: Haunted The rabbit in his burrow keeps 3216
71: Haunted From out the wood I watched them shine, - 2016
72: Haunted The rabbit in his burrow keeps 3219
73: Hide And Seek Hide and seek, says the Wind, 1219
74: Home Rest, rest - there is no rest, 2421
75: Humanity Ever exulting in thyself, on fire 1415
76: I Can't Abear I can't abear a Butcher, 821
77: I Met At Eve I met at eve the Prince of Sleep, 2816
78: I Saw Three Witches I saw three witches 2414
79: I Saw Three Witches I saw three witches 2414
80: Iago A dark lean face, a narrow, slanting eye, 3221
81: Idleness I saw old Idleness, fat, with great cheeks 2918
82: Imogen Even she too dead! all languor on her brow, 2412
83: In Vain I knocked upon thy door ajar, 1620
84: Invocation The burning fire shakes in the night, 821
85: Jim Jay Do diddle di do, 3223
86: John Mouldy I spied John Mouldy in his cellar, 1617
87: Juliet's Nurse In old-world nursery vacant now of children, 3115
88: Keep Innocency Like an old battle, youth is wild 3016
89: King David King David was a sorrowful man: 2016
90: Life Hearken, O dear, now strikes the hour we die; 1215
91: Lob Lie By The Fire He squats by the fire 4816
92: Longlegs Longlegs - he yelled "Coo-ee!" 1611
93: Longlegs Longlegs - he yelled 'Coo-ee!' 1615
94: Lovelocks I watched the Lady Caroline 1519
95: Lullaby Sleep, sleep, lovely white soul! 2120
96: Macbeth Rose, like dim battlements, the hills and reared 2017
97: Many A Mickle A little sound - - 2420
98: Martha Once ... once upon a time 2818
99: Melmillo Three and thirty birds there stood 2017
100: Mercutio Along an avenue of almond-trees 1410
101: Mima Jemima is my name, 816
102: Miss Loo When thin-strewn memory I look through, 2817
103: Miss T. It's a very odd thing 1618
104: Mistletoe Sitting under the mistletoe 1421
105: Mistletoe Sitting under the mistletoe 1418
106: Mistress Fell Whom seek you here, sweet Mistress Fell? 3014
107: Moonlight The far moon maketh lovers wise 817
108: Motley Come, Death, I'd have a word with thee; 7016
109: Mrs. Earth Mrs. Earth makes silver black, 1219
110: Mrs. Grundy Step very softly, sweet Quiet-foot, 2811
111: Mrs. Macqueen (Or The Lollie-Shop) With glass like a bull's-eye, 2011
112: Music When music sounds, gone is the earth I know, 1226
113: Music Unheard Sweet sounds, begone - 2418
114: Myself There is a garden, grey 2012
115: Napoleon What is the world, O soldiers? 721
116: Never More, Sailor Never more, Sailor, 2814
117: Never-To-Be Down by the waters of the sea, 2416
118: Nicholas Nye Thistle and darnell and dock grew there, 4019
119: Night All from the light of the sweet moon 1218
120: Nightfall The last light fails - that shallow pool of day! 2513
121: Nobody Knows Often I've heard the Wind sigh 2419
122: Nocturne Tis not my voice now speaks; but a bird 1824
123: Nod Softly along the road of evening, 2016
124: Noon And Night Flower Not any flower that blows 1612
125: Not I As I came out of Wiseman's Street, 1026
126: O Dear Me! Here are crocuses, white, gold, grey! 812
127: Off The Ground Three jolly Farmers 11417
128: Off The Ground Three jolly Farmers 11416
129: Old Ben Sad is old Ben Thistlewaite, 2815
130: Old Shellover Come!' said Old Shellover. 1011
131: Old Susan When Susan's work was done she'd sit, 2411
132: Old Susan When Susan's work was done, she would sit, 2416
133: Ophelia There runs a crisscross pattern of small leaves 2320
134: Peak And Puke From his cradle in the glamourie 1614
135: Polonius There haunts in Time's bare house an active ghost, 2011
136: Poor 'Miss 7' Lone and alone she lies, 3220
137: Poor Henry Thick in its glass 1621
138: Queen Djenira When Queen Djenira slumbers through 2016
139: Rachel Rachel sings sweet - 2016
140: Remembrance The sky was like a waterdrop 1612
141: Reverie When slim Sophia mounts her horse 2423
142: Reverie Bring not bright candles, for his eyes 1518
143: Sadly, O, Sadly Sadly, O, sadly, the sweet bells of Baddeley 1026
144: Sam When Sam goes back in memory, 3614
145: Sam's Three Wishes; Or Life's Little Whirligig I'm thinking and thinking," said old Sam Shore 23011
146: Sea-Magic My heart faints in me for the distant sea. 1420
147: Silence With changeful sound life beats upon the ear; 2825
148: Silver Slowly, silently, now the moon 1421
149: Sleep Men all, and birds, and creeping beasts, 1624
150: Sleeping Beauty The scent of bramble fills the air, 1621
151: Sleepyhead As I lay awake in the white moonlight 2816
152: Snow No breath of wind, 2818
153: Some One Some one came knocking 1616
154: Some One Some one came knocking 1615
155: Song O for a moon to light me home! 1821
156: Song Of Enchantment A Song of Enchantment I sang me there, 1617
157: Sooeep' Black as a chimney is his face, 1617
158: Sorcery What voice is that I hear 3419
159: Spring Once when my life was young 1619
160: Summer Evening The sandy cat by the Farmer's chair 828
161: Sunk Lyonesse In sea-cold Lyonesse, 2019
162: Tartary If I were Lord of Tartary, 3216
163: The Bandog Has anybody seen my Mopser? - 817
164: The Barber's Gold locks, and black locks, 1617
165: The Bees' Song Thousandz of thornz there be 2218
166: The Bells Shadow and light both strove to be 2617
167: The Bindweed The bindweed roots pierce down 1615
168: The Birthnight: To F. Dearest, it was a night 1013
169: The Blind Boy I have no master," said the Blind Boy, 1614
170: The Bookworm I'm tired - Oh, tired of books,' said Jack, 1615
171: The Buckle I had a silver buckle, 1617
172: The Cage Why did you flutter in vain hope, poor bird, 1221
173: The Changeling Ahoy, and ahoy! 3419
174: The Child In The Story Awakes The light of dawn rose on my dreams, 2814
175: The Child In The Story Goes To Bed I prythee, Nurse, come smooth my hair, 3210
176: The Children Of Stare Winter is fallen early 3629
177: The Christening The bells chime clear, 3613
178: The Cupboard I know a little cupboard, 1627
179: The Dark Chateau In dreams a dark château 4015
180: The Death-Dream Who, now, put dreams into thy slumbering mind? 1713
181: The Disguise Why in my heart, O Grief, 3615
182: The Double I curtseyed to the dovecote. 2413
183: The Dreamer O thou who giving helm and sword, 1623
184: The Dunce Why does he still keep ticking? 816
185: The Dwarf Now, Jinnie, my dear, to the dwarf be off, 5018
186: The Dwelling-Place Deep in a forest where the kestrel screamed, 4416
187: The Empty House See this house, how dark it is 2612
188: The Enchanted Hill From height of noon, remote and still, 4912
189: The Englishman I met a sailor in the woods, 7210
190: The Exile I am that Adam who, with Snake for guest, 1219
191: The Fairies Dancing I heard along the early hills, 2420
192: The Fairy In Winter There was a Fairy - flake of winter - 1920
193: The Flight How do the days press on, and lay 1217
194: The Fly How large unto the tiny fly 1217
195: The Fool's Song Never, no never, listen too long, 1018
196: The Funeral They dressed us up in black, 2417
197: The Gage Lady Jane, O Lady Jane! 10217
198: The Ghost Peace in thy hands, 1519
199: The Ghost Who knocks?" "I, who was beautiful, 2015
200: The Glimpse Art thou asleep? or have thy wings 2415
201: The Gnomies As I lay awake in the white moonlight, 2823
202: The Grey Wolf A fagot, a fagot, go fetch for the fire, son! 821
203: The Happy Encounter I saw sweet Poetry turn troubled eyes 1411
204: The Hare In the black furrow of a field 814
205: The Hawthorn Hath A Deathly Smell The flowers of the field 2420
206: The Honey Robbers There were two Fairies, Gimmul and Mel, 3018
207: The Horn Hark! is that a horn I hear, 1212
208: The Horseman I heard a horseman 815
209: The Huntsmen Three jolly gentlemen, 1212
210: The Isle Of Lone Three dwarfs there were which lived in an isle, 10414
211: The Isle Of Lone Three dwarfs there were which lived on an isle, 6816
212: The Journey Heart-sick of his journey was the Wanderer; 7214
213: The Journey Heart-sick of his journey was the Wanderer; 7614
214: The Keys Of Morning While at her bedroom window once, 4015
215: The Lamplighter When the light of day declineth, 2416
216: The Linnet Upon this leafy bush 1616
217: The Listeners Is there anybody there?' said the Traveller, 3625
218: The Little Bird My dear Daddie bought a mansion 1213
219: The Little Creature Twinkum, twankum, twirlum and twitch 2917
220: The Little Green Orchard Some one is always sitting there, 3214
221: The Little Green Orchard Some one is always sitting there, 3224
222: The Little Old Cupid Twas a very small garden; 2417
223: The Little Salamander When I go free, 6918
224: The Lost Shoe Poor little Lucy 4427
225: The Marionettes Let the foul Scene proceed: 2820
226: The Market-Place My mind is like a clamorous market-place. 1413
227: The Massacre The shadow of a poplar tree 2816
228: The Mermaids Sand, sand; hills of sand; 2414
229: The Midden's Song Bubble, Bubble, 1618
230: The Miller And His Son A twangling harp for Mary, 4813
231: The Miracle 3016
232: The Mocking Fairy Won't you look out of your window, Mrs. Gill?" 1618
233: The Mother Bird Through the green twilight of a hedge 1814
234: The Mountains Still, and blanched, and cold, and lone, 1213
235: The Night-Swans Tis silence on the enchanted lake, 2821
236: The Ogre Tis moonlight on Trebarwith Vale, 6421
237: The Old House A very, very old house I know- 1221
238: The Old Men Old and alone, sit we, 2421
239: The Old Soldier There came an Old Soldier to my door, 2015
240: The Old Stone House Nothing on the grey roof, nothing on the brown, 915
241: The Pedlar There came a Pedlar to an evening house; 7026
242: The Phantom Upstairs in the large closet, child, 10224
243: The Picture Here is a sea-legged sailor, 1620
244: The Pigs And The Charcoal - Burner The old Pig said to the little pigs, 1619
245: The Pilgrim Shall we carry now your bundle, 8919
246: The Portrait Of A Warrior His brow is seamed with line and scar; 1617
247: The Quarry You hunted me with all the pack, 1614
248: The Quartette Tom sang for joy and Ned sang for joy and old Sam sang for joy; 815
249: The Quiet Enemy Hearken! now the hermit bee 2011
250: The Rainbow I saw the lovely arch 819
251: The Raven's Tomb Build me my tomb,' the Raven said, 2018
252: The Reawakening Green in light are the hills, and a calm wind flowing 1218
253: The Remonstrance I was at peace until you came 2613
254: The Revenant O all ye fair ladies with your colours and your graces, 1616
255: The Riddlers Thou solitary!" the Blackbird cried, 5415
256: The Ride-By-Nights Up on their brooms the Witches stream, 1424
257: The Ruin When the last colours of the day 1030
258: The Scarecrow All winter through I bow my head 2013
259: The Scribe What lovely things 2621
260: The Shade Darker than night; and oh, much darker, she, 829
261: The Ship Of Rio There was a ship of Rio 2413
262: The Silver Penny Sailorman, I'll give to you 2013
263: The Sleeper As Ann came in one summer's day, 2821
264: The Sleeping Beauty The scent of bramble sweets the air, 1612
265: The Song Of Finis AT the edge of All the Ages 1610
266: The Song Of Shadows Sweep thy faint Strings, Musician, 1614
267: The Song Of The Mad Prince Who said, 'Peacock Pie?' 1616
268: The Song Of The Secret Where is beauty? 1717
269: The Song Of The Soldiers As I sat musing by the frozen dyke, 1213
270: The Stranger In the nook of a wood where a pool freshed with dew 2618
271: The Stranger Half-hidden in a graveyard 2054
272: The Stranger In the woods as I did walk, 2010
273: The Sunken Garden Speak not - whisper not; 2013
274: The Sunken Garden Speak not - whisper not; 1419
275: The Supper A wolf he pricks with eyes of fire 4814
276: The Tailor Few footsteps stray when dusk droops o'er 1813
277: The Thief At Robin's Castle There came a Thief one night to Robin's Castle, 10814
278: The Three Beggars Twas autumn daybreak gold and wild, 4416
279: The Three Cherry Trees There were three cherry trees once, 2012
280: The Three Strangers Far are those tranquil hills, 2014
281: The Tired Cupid The thin moonlight with trickling ray, 2019
282: The Truants Ere my heart beats too coldly and faintly 2015
283: The Truants Ere my heart beats too coldly and faintly 2012
284: The Tryst Flee into some forgotten night and be 2616
285: The Unchanging After the songless rose of evening, 1218
286: The Unfinished Dream Rare-sweet the air in that unimagined country 4114
287: The Universe I heard a little child beneath the stars 1618
288: The Vacant Day As I did walk in meadows green 2019
289: The Window Behind the blinds I sit and watch 821
290: The Witch Weary went the old Witch, 4419
291: The Witch Weary went the old Witch, 4414
292: The World Of Dream Now, through the dusk 3214
293: Then Twenty, forty, sixty, eighty 1214
294: There Blooms No Bud In May There blooms no bud in May 2018
295: They Told Me They told me Pan was dead, but I 1216
296: Thule If thou art sweet as they are sad 1211
297: Tillie Old Tillie Turveycombe 2011
298: Time Passes There was nought in the Valley 3016
299: Tired Tim Poor Tired Tim! It's sad for him. 813
300: Tit For Tat Have you been catching of fish, Tom Noddy? 2012
301: To E.T.: 1917 You sleep too well - too far away, 827
302: To Margot When I go free, 917
303: To My Mother Thine is my all, how little when 'tis told 1818
304: Treachery She had amid her ringlets bound 1517
305: Trees Of all the trees in England, 1617
306: Truce Far inland here Death's pinions mocked the roar 711
307: Unstooping Low on his fours the Lion 1218
308: Up And Down Down the Hill of Ludgate, 816
309: Vain Finding Ever before my face there went 812
310: Vain Questioning What needest thou? - a few brief hours of rest 2222
311: Vigil Dark is the night, 2423
312: Virtue Her breast is cold; her hands how faint and wan! 1416
313: Voices Who is it calling by the darkened river 2414
314: Wanderers Wide are the meadows of night 1218
315: When The Rose Is Faded When the rose is faded, 1615
316: Where Is Thy Victory? None, none can tell where I shall be 3616
317: Where? Where is my love - 1214
318: Will Ever? Will he ever be weary of wandering, 1616
319: Winter Clouded with snow 1524
320: Winter Green Mistletoe! 3622
321: Winter Dusk Dark frost was in the air without 2826




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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