SONG-SURF By the Same Author Nirvana Days Yolanda of Cyprus A Night in Avignon Charles di Tocca David Many Gods SONG-SURF BY CALE YOUNG RICE NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY MCMX ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF TRANSLATION INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY PUBLISHED, SEPTEMBER, 1910 TO MY SISTERS FOREWORD These poems, first published as "Song-Surf" in 1900, by a firm which failed before the book, left the press, were republished with additions as the "lyrics" of "Plays & Lyrics," by Hodder & Stoughton, of London, in 1905. Revision and omissions have been made for this volume of a uniform edition in which they now appear. [Pg ix] [Pg ix] CONTENTS PAGE With Omar 3 Jael 16 To the Sea 22 The Day-Moon 25 A Sea-Ghost 27 On the Moor 29 The Cry of Eve 31 Mary at Nazareth 35 Adelil 38 Intimation 40 In July 41 From Above 44 By the Indus 45 Evocation 47 The Child God Gave 49 The Winds 51 Transcended 54 Love's Way to Childhood 55 Autumn 57 Shinto 58 [Pg x]Maya 60 A Japanese Mother 62 The Dead Gods 64 Call to Your Mate, Bob-White 68 The Dying Poet 70 The Outcast 73 April 76 August Guests 78 To a Dove 79 At Tintern Abbey 81 Oh, Go Not Out 83 Human Love 85 Ashore 86 The Victory 88 At Winter's End 89 Mother-Love 91 To a Singing Warbler 93 Songs to A. H. R.: I. The World's, and Mine 95 II. Love-Call in Spring 96 III. Mating 97 IV. Untold 98 V. Love-Watch 99 VI. At Amalfi 99 VII. On the Pacific 101 The Atoner 103 To the Spring Wind 104 The Ramble 105 Return 108 [Pg xi]Lisette 111 From One Blind 113 In a Cemetery 114 Waking 116 Storm-Ebb 117 Lingering 119 Faun-Call 121 The Lighthouseman 123 Serenity 125 Wanton June 127 Spirit of Rain 129 Tearless 131 Sunset-Lovers 133 The Empty Cross 135 Unburthened