Poems by Abram J. Ryan Introduction Preface Memoir of Father Ryan Song of the Mystic Reverie Lines -- 1875 A Memory Rhyme Nocturne The Old Year and the New Erin's Flag The Sword of Robert Lee Life A Laugh -- and A Moan In Memory of My Brother "Out of the Depths" A Thought March of the Deathless Dead Reunited A Memory At Last A Land without Ruins Memories The Prayer of the South Feast of the Assumption Sursum Corda A Child's Wish Presentiment Last of May "Gone" Feast of the Sacred Heart In Memory of Very Rev. J. B. Etienne Tears Lines (Two Loves) The Land We Love In Memoriam Reverie I Often Wonder Why 'Tis So A Blessing July 9th, 1872 Wake Me a Song In Memoriam What? (To Ethel) The Master's Voice A "Thought-Flower" A Death The Rosary of My Tears Death What Ails the World? A Thought In Rome After Sickness Old Trees After Seeing Pius IX Sentinel Songs Fragments from an Epic Poem Spirit Song Lake Como "Peace! Be Still" Good Friday My Beads At Night Nocturne Sunless Days A Reverie St. Mary's De Profundis When? (Death) The Conquered Banner A Christmas Chant "Far Away" Listen Wrecked Dreaming A Thought "Yesterdays" "To-Days" "To-Morrows" Inevitable Sorrow and the Flowers Hope Farewells Song of the River Dreamland Lines A Song Parting St. Stephen A Flower's Song The Star's Song Death of the Flower Singing-Bird Now M * * * God in the Night Poets A Legend Thoughts Lines C.S.A. The Seen and The Unseen Passing Away The Pilgrim A Reverie Their Story Runneth Thus Night After the Picnic Lines Death of the Prince Imperial In Memoriam (Father Keeler) Mobile Mystic Societies Rest Follow Me The Poet's Child Mother's Way Feast of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple St. Bridget New Year Zeila (A Story from a Star) Better than Gold Sea Dreamings Sea Rest Sea Reverie The Immaculate Conception Fifty Years at the Altar Song of the Deathless Voice To Mr. and Mrs. A. M. T. To Virginia (on Her Birthday) Epilogue In Remembrance A Reverie Only a Dream The Poet The Child of the Poet The Poet Priest Wilt Pray for Me?

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