Author: Katherine Mansfield

But then there comes that moment rare When, for no cause that I can find, The little voices of the […]

Hinemoa, Tui, Maina, All of them were born together; They are quite an extra special Set of babies wax and […]

I saw a tiny God Sitting Under a bright blue umbrella That had white tassels And forked ribs of gold. […]

Across the red sky two birds flying, Flying with drooping wings. Silent and solitary their ominous flight. All day the […]

I Ran to the forest for shelter, Breathless, half sobbing; I put my arms round a tree, Pillowed my head […]

Outside the sky is light with stars; There’s a hollow roaring from the sea. And, alas! for the little almond […]

The Sea called I lay on the rocks and said: “I am come.” She mocked and showed her teeth, Stretching […]

Last night for the first time since you were dead I walked with you, my brother, in a dream. We […]

Heavens above! here’s an old tie of your Sea-green dragons stamped on a golden ground. Ha! Ha! Ha! What children […]

Babies must not eat the coal And they must not make grimaces, Nor in party dresses roll And must never […]

Most merciful God Look kindly upon An impudent child Who wants sitting on. This evening late I went to the […]

Our quarrel seemed a giant thing, It made the room feel mean and small, The books, the lamp, the furniture, […]

I wish I had not got a cold, The wind is big and wild, I wish that I was very […]

I will think no more of the sea! Of the big green waves And the hollowed Shore, Of the brown […]

Rain and wind, and wind and rain. Will the Summer come again? Rain on houses, on the street, Wetting all […]