xlviii      "I wish that woman lying there, Etain, May have a wish." The monarch's wrath rose sore! Although his rule he knew he must maintain The Queen's disdain he didn't dare ignore. He...

   I learned this ballad in my youth.    Perhaps the tale will bring you joy.    Our elders tell our people of The Fall of Troy.    Great Hektor was a Trojan prince.    'Twixt Greece...

They halted near a river. Orfeo Observed an agèd boatman. "Will you row Me to the other side?" he kindly asked. "What? Ferry you across? Fool! don't you know Those shiny waves give no...

xxvix      When he awoke his forehead throbbed in pain. Until he found his harp he stumbled round. No shadow fell. He heard a hunting strain, A thunderous din, the sound of horse and hound....

For three long years he pined so for Etain. His lips were chapped, his feet were bruised and sore. His beard grew long. So hoary was his mane! His arms waxed strong and yet his body waned So...

xxi      Then Orfeo descended on the bed Of leaves and moss. His fury made him rave. From tearing grass and hair his hands grew red. "Alas, my Queen, my wife, I couldn't save!" The Steward...

ix      The Queen and maids at dawn one harvest time Rode to the orchard. Joy was in each heart To pick the ruby cherry in its prime. Beneath the grafted tree they left their cart. Up...

iv    The land was poor. She little knew of seeds. Yet she was just and everyone ate bread. One morning on the shore amid the reeds She found a body lying almost dead! A man it was! She...

I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle of being abides, from which I struggle not to stray. When I look behind, as I am compelled to...