HEARTSOME Ireland, winsome Ireland, Charmer of the sun and sea, Bright beguiler of old anguish, How could Famine frown on thee? As our Gulf-Stream, drawn to thee-ward, Turns him from his northward flow, And our wintry western headlands Send thee summer from their snow, Thus the main and cordial current Of our love sets over sea, -- Tender, comely, valiant Ireland, Songful, soulful, sorrowful Ireland, -- Streaming warm to comfort thee. BALTIMORE, 1880. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A VALENTINE TO SHERWOOD ANDERSON by GERTRUDE STEIN EPITAPH: FOR A VIRGIN LADY by COUNTEE CULLEN NEW-MADE HONOUR (IMITATED FROM MARTIAL) by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM THE PICKET-GUARD [NOVEMBER, 1861] by ETHEL LYNN BEERS THE PROSPECT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING EPIGRAM ON MY WEDDING DAY: TO PENELOPE by GEORGE GORDON BYRON |