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Poem by Lesbia Harford


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If you have loved a brave story
Tell it but rarely;
And, with due faith in its glory,
Render it barely.
Then must the listener, hearing
Your tale of wonder,
Let his own hoping and fearing
Tear him asunder.



Lesbia Harford


Lesbia Harford's other poems:
  1. Closing Time: Public Library
  2. He had served eighty masters. They'd have said
  3. Do you remember still the little song
  4. Florence kneels down to say her prayers
  5. All through the day at my machine


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