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stops And   roofs   you   in   and   roofs   you   under�察 �Mute   and   away  from  life's 

dim thunder�察�And if there come eternal spring It is but more disheartening�察�

For   Autumn      takes   the   Spring    and   Summer´   Autumn        that   is  the  latest 

comer´   With   the   Springtime's   misty   wonder And   the   Summer's   yield   of 

gold�察  �Weighs   you   down   and   weighs   you   under   To   where   the   blackened 

leaves are mold。 。 。 The lone gift of the forest is ever new�此�Eternity where 

dwell not you。 The forest�察�accepting�察�heeds you not�察�Accepting all´you are 

forgot。   If   there   be   leaves   on   the   forest   floor�察  �Dead   leaves   there   are   and 

nothing more。 

     Once the forest spoke but now is silent�察�Save in the skyward branches 

whence   no   sound   Seems   to   touch   ear   of   any   man   below   Or   else   no 

longer   the   man   knows   how   to   hear。   Such   men   build   roofs   to   keep   the 

forest out�察�Yet all their roofs are built of the forest's self�察�

     Only they make the dead tree a shield against the living。 Such lapsing 

of   the   forest   then   they   use   And   turn   it   into   countless   lowly   dwellings�察�

Sometimes they even cut the living down To leaven the dead roofs they 

would erect。 Though some of these low roofs are lovely there Beneath the 

guardianship of forest trees�察�And some   yearn upward as with thought of 

wings�察�Yet the eyes of the dwellers therein are dark To the upper forest and 

they Fearful of the windy freedom of its top。 They have forgotten That the 

greatest roof is but a banner And that it was a tree that made a Cross。 

     CHARLES R。 MURPHY 



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                                         MAGIC 



     TO W。S。B。 

     I RAN into the sunset light As hard as I could run�此�The treetops bowed 

in sheer delight As if they loved the sun�此�And all the songs of little birds 

Who laughed and cried in silver words Were joined as they were one。 

    And down the streaming golden sky A lark came circling with a cry Of 

wonder´weaving joy�此�And all the arch of heaven rang Where meadowlands 

of dreaming hang As when I was a boy。 

    And through   the ringing   solitude   In pulsing lovely amplitude A  mist 

hung in a shroud�察�As though the light of loneliness Turned pure delight to 

holiness�察�And bathed it in a cloud。 

     I stripped my laughing body bare And plunged into that holy air That 

washed   me   like   a sea�察�And   raced   against   its   silver   tide That   stroked   my 

eager glancing side And made my spirit free。 

       Across   the   limits of   the   land The   wind   and   I   swept hand   and   hand 

Beyond the golden glow。 We danced across the ocean plain Like thrushes 

singing in the rain A song of long ago。 

    And on into the silver night We strove to win the race with light And 

bring    the  vision   home�察   �And   bring   the  wonder     home    again   Unto   the 

sleeping eyes of men Across the singing foam。 

    And down the river of the world Our glowing�察�limbs in glory swirled 

As spring within a flower�察�And stars in music of delight Streamed gayly 

down our shoulders white Like petals in a shower。 

    And tears of awful wonder ran Adown my cheeks to hear the clan Of 

beauty chaunting white The prayer too deep for living word�察�Or sight of 

man or winging bird�察�Or music over forest heard At falling of the night。 

    And dropping slowly as the dew On grasses that the winds renew In 

urge of flooding fire�察�And softly as the hushing boughs The gentle airs of 

dawn arouse To cradle morning's quire。 

     The   murmur   of   the   singing    leaves   Around    the   secret   Flame�察 �Like 

mating   swallows   'neath   the   eaves   In   rustling   silence   came�察�And   flowing 

through the silent air Creation fluttered in a prayer Descending on a spiral 

stair�察�And calling me by name。 



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     It   nestled   in   my  dreaming   eyes   Like   heaven   in   a   lake�察�And   softened 

hope   into   surprise   For   very   beauty's   sake�察  �And   silence   blossomed   into 

morn�察�Whose fragrant rosy´breasted dawn Could scarcely bear to break。 

     I   sang   into   the   morning   light As   loud   as   I   could   sing�察  �The   treetops 

bowed in sheer delight Before the slanting wing。 And all the songs of little 

birds   Who   laughed   and   cried   in   silver   words Adored   the   Risen   Spring。 

EDWARD J。 O'BRIEN 

       MICHAEL PAT 



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                TO ANNA HEMPSTEAD 

                               BRANCH 



    OLD Michael Pat he said to me He saw an angel in a tree。 He knew I'd 

never�察  �never   doubt   him�察  �For   what   would   heaven   be   without   them。   The 

angel laughed for very glee And sang out loud�此 �Heigh� �come with me� ─�

Old   Michael   felt   a   creeping   kind   Of   wonder   in   his   humble   mind�察�And�察�

hardly  knowing   what   to   say�察 �Ran   where   the   angel showed   the   way。  The 

lambs were running on the hills�察�Glad laughter echoed from the rills�察�And 

many     hidden   little  birds  Talked  pleasant   things   in  singing  words。   He 

followed     up   a   mountain    then   And    saw    a  crowd    of   singing   men 

Approaching to a Crown of Light Wherein they took a fresh delight。 He 

danced and sang and whooped and crew To see the Lord of all he knew 

Surrounded by the living songs Of stars and men in countless throngs�察�And 

then   he   died   to   life   again�察  �And   shovelled   with   the   strength   of   ten。   He 

taught me how to say my letters�察�And take my hat off to my betters�察�And 

when   I   asked   for   fairy   stories�察  �He   told   me   of   angelic   glories。   He   was   a 

lovely farmer�察�he Had seen an angel in a tree。 

    EDWARD J。 O'BRIEN 



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                                         SONG 



                     FROM ;FLESH�此�A GEOGORIAN ODE; 

    EBB on with me across the sunset tide And float beyond the waters of 

the world�察�The light of evening slipping from my side�察�Thy softened voice 

in waves of silence furled。 

    Flow on into the flaming morning wine�察�Drowning the land in color。 

Then   on   high   Rise   in   thy   candid   innocence   and   shine   Like   to   a   poplar 

straight against the sky。 

    EDWARD J。 O'BRIEN 

       IN MEMORIAM�此�FRANCIS LEDWIDGE ��Killed in action�察�July 31�察�

1917�� 

       SOLDIER   and   singer   of   Erin�察  �What   may   I   fashion   for   thee�拭  �What 

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