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Poem by Dora Sigerson Shorter


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I have been to Hy-Brasail,
And the Land of Youth have seen,
Much laughter have I heard there,
And birds amongst the green.

Many have I met there,
But no one ever old,
Yet I have left Hy-Brasail
Before my time was told.

Love have I known, too,
As I shall meet no more;
Lost is the magic island,
And I cannot find the shore.

Since I have left Hy-Brasail,
Age has encompassed me,
She plucks me by the shoulder
And will not let me be.

Her face is grey and mournful,
Her hand is hard and cold,
Yet I have left Hy-Brasail
Before my time was told.



Dora Sigerson Shorter


Dora Sigerson Shorter's other poems:
  1. Unknown Ideal
  2. The Ballad of the Little Black Hound
  3. An Irish Blackbird
  4. The Fair Little Maiden
  5. All Souls’ Eve


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