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.

14

When June is come, then all the day

I’ll sit with my love in the scented hay:

And watch the sunshot palaces high,

That the white clouds build in the breezy sky.

She singeth, and I do make her a song,

And read sweet poems the whole day long:

Unseen as we lie in our haybuilt home.

O life is delight when June is come.