Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Xxii. -- The Nun Of Nidaros
In the convent of Drontheim,Alone in her chamberKnelt Astrid the Abbess,At midnight, adoring,Beseeching, entreatingThe Virgin and Mother.She heard in..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Xx. -- Einar Tamberskelver
It was Einar TamberskelverStood beside the mast;From his yew-bow, tipped with silver,Flew the arrows fast;Aimed at Eric unavailing,As he sat..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Xviii. -- King Olaf And Earl Sigvald
On the gray sea-sandsKing Olaf stands,Northward and seawardHe points with his hands.With eddy and whirlThe sea-tides curl,Washing the sandalsOf..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Xvii. -- King Svend Of The Forked Beard
Loudly the sailors cheeredSvend of the Forked Beard,As with his fleet he steeredSouthward to Vendland;Where with their courses hauledAll were..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Xvi. -- Queen Thuri And The Angelica Stalks
Northward over Drontheim,Flew the clamorous sea-gulls,Sang the lark and linnetFrom the meadows green;Weeping in her chamber,Lonely and unhappy,Sat..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Xv. -- A Little Bird In The Air
A little bird in the airIs singing of Thyri the fair,The sister of Svend the Dane;And the song of the garrulous birdIn the streets of the town is..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Xix. -- King Olaf's War-Horns
'Strike the sails!' King Olaf said;'Never shall men of mine take flight;Never away from battle I fled,Never away from my foes!Let God disposeOf my..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Xiv. -- The Crew Of The Long Serpent
Safe at anchor in Drontheim bayKing Olaf's fleet assembled lay,And, striped with white and blue,Downward fluttered sail and banner,As alights the..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Xiii. -- The Building Of The Long Serpent
Thorberg Skafting, master-builder,In his ship-yard by the sea,Whistling, said, 'It would bewilderAny man but Thorberg Skafting,Any man but me!'Near..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Xii. -- King Olaf's Christmas
At Drontheim, Olaf the KingHeard the bells of Yule-tide ring,As he sat in his banquet-hall,Drinking the nut-brown ale,With his bearded Berserks..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Xi. -- Bishop Sigurd At Salten Fiord
Loud the anngy wind was wailingAs King Olaf's ships came sailingNorthward out of Drontheim havenTo the mouth of Salten Fiord.Though the flying..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf X. -- Raud The Strong
'All the old gods are dead,All the wild warlocks fled;But the White Christ lives and reigns,And throughout my wide domainsHis Gospel shall be..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Viii. -- Gudrun
On King Olaf's bridal nightShines the moon with tender light,And across the chamber streamsIts tide of dreams.At the fatal midnight hour,When all..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf V. -- The Skerry Of Shrieks
Now from all King Olaf's farmsHis men-at-armsGathered on the Eve of Easter;To his house at Angvalds-nessFast they press,Drinking with the royal..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Ix. -- Thangbrand The Priest
Short of stature, large of limb,Burly face and russet beard,All the women stared at him,When in Iceland he appeared.'Look!' they said,With nodding..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Iv. -- Queen Sigrid The Haughty
Queen Sigrid the Haughty sat proud and aloftIn her chamber, that looked over meadow and croft.Heart's dearest,Why dost thou sorrow so?The floor with..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Iii. -- Thora Of Rimol
'Thora of Rimol! hide me! hide me!Danger and shame and death betide me!For Olaf the King is hunting me downThrough field and forest, through thorp..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf Ii. -- The King's Return
And King Olaf heard the cry,Saw the red light in the sky,Laid his hand upon his sword,As he leaned upon the railing,And his ships went sailing..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Musician's Tale; The Saga Of King Olaf I. -- The Challenge Of Thor
I am the God Thor,I am the War God,I am the Thunderer!Here in my Northland,My fastness and fortress,Reign I forever!Here amid icebergsRule I the..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. The Landlord's Tale; Paul Revere's Ride
Listen, my children, and you shall hearOf the midnight ride of Paul Revere,On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;Hardly a man is now aliveWho..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. Prelude; The Wayside Inn
One Autumn night, in Sudbury town,Across the meadows bare and brown,The windows of the wayside innGleamed red with fire-light through the leavesOf..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. Interlude Vi.
Thus closed the tale of guilt and gloom,That cast upon each listener's faceIts shadow, and for some brief spaceUnbroken silence filled the room.The..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. Interlude V.
A strain of music closed the tale,A low, monotonous, funeral wail,That with its cadence, wild and sweet,Made the long Saga more complete.'Thank God,'..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. Interlude Iv.
And then the blue-eyed Norseman toldA Saga of the days of old.'There is,' said he, 'a wondrous bookOf Legends in the old Norse tongue,Of the dead..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 1. Interlude Iii.
He ended: and a kind of spellUpon the silent listeners fell.His solemn manner and his wordsHad touched the deep, mysterious chordsThat vibrate in..
© Henry Wadsworth Longfellow