Category: Poetry

The Holy Isle: A Legend of Bardsey Abbey

Ignatius, Father, O.S.B., 1837-1908· 2 chapters· 5,088 words

I WATCHED the sea waves ebbing, Beneath the crimson glow, Which sunset light was pouring, Upon their soft, sweet flow. The wavelets looked liked dancers, Upon the sun-lit sea, They sung in whispering chorus,-- I thought they sung to me Of fair and far off landscapes Beyond tha...

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1. Part 1

I WATCHED the sea waves ebbing, Beneath the crimson glow, Which sunset light was pouring, Upon their soft, sweet flow. The wavelets looked liked dancers, Upon the sun-lit sea, T...

2. Part 2

'Twas the Corpus Christi Spring Feast, That now was hard at hand, And Pilgrim crowds are waiting On Aberdaron's strand. The sea was gaily sparkling, Beneath the May-day sun, The...