Tag Archives: Helen Hunt Jackson

September Days Are Here

By Robin Bates | Published: August 31, 2022

A lovely “September” poem by Helen Hunt Jackson.

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Night Is Past and Lo It Is Day

By Robin Bates | Published: January 1, 2022

Rossetti’s new year poem starts out weary but then turns to hope as she thinks of Christ coming.

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The Lily Feels No Thirst, No Dread

By Robin Bates | Published: July 8, 2019

 Tuesday I write today about a personal problem. Our lake has been increasingly invaded by watershield and our neighborhood association isn’t sure what to do about it. It took out our water intake system so that we had to switch over to city water, and it makes swimming and boating difficult. If left to its […]

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Each Sunrise Sees a New Year Born

By Robin Bates | Published: December 31, 2015

Helen Hunt jackson looks with suspicion at New Year’s Day resolutions but then offers us a different way to see life transitions.

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