BLIND COUNTRY Ah, love, the skies were always raining The wind was crying through the day Like a grieved heart that goes complaining And finds no other thing to say Sad-foot the sparrow went and starling, The robin's breast was washed of red A thrush was singing to his darling No violet in the garden-bed. Ah, love, but you and I together Built bowers of blossoms in the South, And Summer in the Wintry weather, And songs, like honey in the mouth -- Ah, love, our Eden worth the gaining Where never a jewelled snake might be, In a green land of wind and raining Between the ocean and the sea! -- Katharine TYNAN was born in Dublin in 1861 and lived in both Ireland and London. She married Henry Albert HINKSON, a lawyer and novelist. Katharine authored more than 100 novels, several books of poety and a five-volume autobiography
Hi Jean Another lovely poem Thanks Gilly Gill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> To: <IRISH-IN-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 6:45 AM Subject: [UK-Irish] Katharine TYNAN -- "Blind Country" > BLIND COUNTRY > > Ah, love, the skies were always raining > The wind was crying through the day > Like a grieved heart that goes complaining > And finds no other thing to say > Sad-foot the sparrow went and starling, > The robin's breast was washed of red > A thrush was singing to his darling > No violet in the garden-bed. > > Ah, love, but you and I together > Built bowers of blossoms in the South, > And Summer in the Wintry weather, > And songs, like honey in the mouth -- > Ah, love, our Eden worth the gaining > Where never a jewelled snake might be, > In a green land of wind and raining > Between the ocean and the sea! > > -- Katharine TYNAN was born in Dublin in 1861 and lived in both Ireland > and London. She married Henry Albert HINKSON, a lawyer and novelist. > Katharine authored more than 100 novels, several books of poety and a > five-volume autobiography > > > ==== IRISH-IN-UK Mailing List ==== > To unsub or change your subscription: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Irish/IRISH-IN-UK.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >