Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 2

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A compact collection of short lyrical poems that meditate on memory, seasonal change, love, and the natural world. Many pieces adopt an elegiac or contemplative tone, turning riverbanks, cliffs, gardens, and the sea into prompts for reflection on loss, longing, and the persistence of feeling. The verse mixes concise narrative moments, personified elements, and formal lyrical rhythms, producing musical and measured language. Poems are presented in grouped sections alongside newly gathered pieces and editorial notes, yielding a varied sequence of brief, reflective lyrics and conversational vignettes.

7

Gáy Róbin is seen no more:

He is gone with the snow,

For winter is o’er

And Robin will go.

In need he was fed, and now he is fled

Away to his secret nest.

No more will he stand

Begging for crumbs,

No longer he comes

Beseeching our hand

And showing his breast

At window and door:—

Gay Robin is seen no more.

Blithe Robin is heard no more:

He gave us his song

When summer was o’er

And winter was long:

He sang for his bread and now he is fled

Away to his secret nest.

And there in the green

Early and late

Alone to his mate

He pipeth unseen

And swelleth his breast;

For us it is o’er:—

Blithe Robin is heard no more.