Poems City of Huge Buildings A Girl Strike-leader The Jewish Conscript The Movies Biographical information Given name: Florence Kiper Family name: Frank Birth date: 1885 Death date: 27 June 1976 Literary period: modern
the movies
She knows a cheap release
From worry and from pain --
The cowboys spur their horses...[read poem]
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From worry and from pain --
The cowboys spur their horses...
man
My God, I heard this day
That none doth build a stately habitation
But he that means...[read poem]
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That none doth build a stately habitation
But he that means...
the collar
I struck the board, and cried, "No more!
I will abroad.
What! shall I ever sigh and ...[read poem]
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I will abroad.
What! shall I ever sigh and ...
easter wings
Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store,
Though foolishly he lost the same,
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Though foolishly he lost the same,
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prayer (i)
Prayer the church's banquet, angel's age,
God's breath in man returning to his birth,...[read poem]
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God's breath in man returning to his birth,...
the altar
A broken ALTAR, Lord, thy servant rears,
Made of a heart and cemented with tears;
Wh...[read poem]
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Made of a heart and cemented with tears;
Wh...
the pearl
I know the ways of learning; both the head
And pipes that feed the press, and make it run;...[read poem]
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And pipes that feed the press, and make it run;...
sin (i)
Lord, with what care hast thou begirt us round!
Parents first season us; then schoolmaste...[read poem]
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Parents first season us; then schoolmaste...
the elixir
Teach me, my God and King,
In all things Thee to see,
And what I do in anything...[read poem]
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In all things Thee to see,
And what I do in anything...
the pulley
When God at first made man,
Having a glass of blessings standing by,
"Let us," said ...[read poem]
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Having a glass of blessings standing by,
"Let us," said ...
jordan (i)
Who says that fictions only and false hair
Become a verse? Is there in truth no beauty?
Is...[read poem]
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Become a verse? Is there in truth no beauty?
Is...
aaron
Holiness on the head,
Light and perfections on the breast,
Harmonious bells below, r...[read poem]
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Light and perfections on the breast,
Harmonious bells below, r...
the british church
I joy, dear mother, when I view
Thy perfect lineaments, and hue
Both sweet and bright....[read poem]
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Thy perfect lineaments, and hue
Both sweet and bright....
love (i)
Immortal Love, author of this great frame,
Sprung from that beauty which can never fade,...[read poem]
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Sprung from that beauty which can never fade,...
virtue
Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright,
The bridal of the earth and sky;
The dew shall wee...[read poem]
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The bridal of the earth and sky;
The dew shall wee...
the temper (i)
How should I praise thee, Lord! How should my rhymes
Gladly engrave thy love in steel,...[read poem]
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Gladly engrave thy love in steel,...
love (iii)
Love bade me welcome, yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick-ey'd ...[read poem]
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Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick-ey'd ...
the quip
The merry World did on a day
With his train-bands and mates agree
To meet together where I...[read poem]
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With his train-bands and mates agree
To meet together where I...
the affliction (i)
When first thou didst entice to thee my heart,
I thought the service brave;
So many ...[read poem]
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I thought the service brave;
So many ...
love (ii)
Immortal Heat, O let Thy greater flame
Attract the lesser to it; let those fires
W...[read poem]
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Attract the lesser to it; let those fires
W...
the hold-fast
I threaten'd to observe the strict decree
Of my dear God with all my power and might;
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Of my dear God with all my power and might;
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