Susan Marr Spalding

  • Two shall be born the whole wide world apart;
    And speak in different tongues, and have no thought
    Each of the other’s being, and no heed;
    And these o’er unknown seas to unknown lands
    Shall cross, escaping wreck, defying death,
    And all unconsciously shape...

  • Beneath thy spell, O radiant summer sea,—
    Lulled by thy voice, rocked on thy shining breast,
    Fanned by thy soft breath, by thy touch caressed,—
    Let all thy treacheries forgotten be.
    Let me still dream the ships I gave to thee
    All golden-freighted in fair...

  • I made a song for my dear love’s delight;
    I wrought with all sweet words my heart could lend
    To longing lips, and thrilled with joy to send
    The message only love could read aright.
    He came; and while I trembled in his sight,
    He kissed my hands and said, “...