Ballads of Peace in War

This is a collection of poetry by Michael Earls, a Jesuit priest, writer, poet, teacher, and administrator. This collection of poetry concerns war, in particular World War I.


By : Michael Earls (1875 - 1937)

01 - His Light



02 - The Countersign



03 - The Countersign



04 - A Hill o' Lights



05 - Off to the War



06 - The Towers of Holy Cross



07 - Always Maytime



08 - The Storyteller



09 - My Father's Tunes



10 - A Song



11 - A Ballad of France



12 - To one in Success



13 - The Lifelong War



14 - Linden Lane



15 - The Boundaries of a House



16 - Attainment



17 - The Philosophers



18 - The Philosophers



19 - Preparedness



20 - War in the North



21 - The Happy Time



22 - The Time of Truce



23 - Bethlehem



24 - A Vow-Day Flower



25 - The Tree in the Tenement Yard



26 - Old Hudson Rovers



27 - A Winter Minster



28 - The Dark Little Rose



29 - The Monk Maelanfaid



30 - The Young Adventurers



31 - The Fountain of Youth



32 - The Bonnie Prince o' Spring



33 - On a Train



34 - The Columbine



35 - Two Seanichies



36 - The Green Brigade



37 - Alleluia Height


His Light

    Gray mist on the sea,
    And the night coming down,
    She stays with sorrow
    In a far town.

    He goes the sea-ways
    By channel lights dim,
    Her love, a true light,
    Watches for him.

    They would be wedded
    On a fair yesterday,
    But the quick regiment
    Saw him away.

    Gray mist in her eyes
    And the night coming down:
    He feels a prayer
    From a far town.

    He goes the sea-ways,
    The land lights are dim;
    She and an altar light
    Keep watch for him.

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