I came to live in Sophia Street, In a little house in Sophia Stree… With an inch of floor Between door and door And a yard you’d measure in childr…

O you, dear trees, you have learne… You must have studied this only th… Men have thought of God and laugh… And of love. And of song. But you, dear trees, from your bir…

Each day I sit in an ill-lighted… To teach a boy; For one hour by the clock great wo… Are our employ. We read St Agnes’ Eve and that m…

I bought a red hat To please my lover. He will hardly see it When he looks me over, Though it’s a fine hat.

Just now, as warm day faded from o… Hosts of archangels, fleet On lighting-winged feet Passed by, all glimmering in the b… Sweet angels, bringing no blinding…

All day long We sew fine muslin up for you to w… Muslin that women wove for you els… A million strong. Just like flames,

Each morning I pass on my way to… A clock in a tower And I look towards it with anxiou… To make sure of the hour. But the sun gets up at the back of…

When I go into town at half past… Great crowds of people stream acro… Hurrying, although it’s only half… They are the invisible people of t… When you go in to town about eleve…

My window pane is broken Just a bit Where the small curtain doesn’t Cover it. And in the afternoon

They used to say Our mother brought us up like hot-… From day to day Such wondrous cares were ours Her love inspired.

She is not of the fireside, My lovely love; Nor books, nor even a cradle, She bends above. No, she is bent with lashes,

One summer day, along the street, Men pruned the gums To make them neat. The tender branches, white with fl… Lay in the sun

I in the library, Looking for books to read, Pulled one out twice to see If it fulfilled my need. Butler had written this

When Gertie came in To work today She was much less weary And far more gay. We asked her the reason

Pink eucalyptus flowers (The flowers are out) Are scented honey sweet For bees to buzz about. Pink eucalyptus flowers