Vol 1: Pebbles on the Beach
A first volume of unpublished poems by the writer, artist, musician, poet and beloved headteacher, W T Quirk (1908 – 1977). Collection written in 1918-1926.
W T Quirk’s dedication: “Dedicated to…. my father, who first taught me delight in words”
Alphabetical list of titles of all poems in the category: Pebbles on the Beach
- A Ballad of Christmas
- A Last Wish
- A Pig for Sale
- A Simple Country Prayer
- A Wet Day
- At the Top of the House
- Butterfly
- Dawn
- Death of Mary
- Doreen to her Brother
- Erystain Promenade
- Fallen Tree
- Folklore
- Funeral Hymn of the Water Bull
- Grandfather Clock
- Hale’s Fire
- Humble Lover
- I Remember a Maiden
- I Saw Thee Weep
- If He Sees Not
- If We Despair
- Insects and Other Creatures
- Inspiration
- Last Chapter of ‘Ecclesiastes’
- Lucernia: First Song
- Lucernia: Second Song
- Mannanin Beg’s Isle
- Milk Maid Annie
- Nocturne
- Noel
- On the Death of an Uncle
- Paraphrase of the 23rd Psalm
- Pebbles on the Beach
- Prologue to a Drama (the King speaks)
- Reverie
- Rosemary
- Shingle
- Silver Lune: First Song
- Silver Lune: Second Song
- Silver Lune: Third Song
- Sleeping Muse
- Songs of the Night
- Steinnery
- Sunday Afternoon Walk
- Sunrise
- Swing in the Barn
- Th’oul Bachelor
- The Ballamoar
- The Crippled Singer
- The Empty House
- The Haunted House
- The Old Man of Barrule
- The Passing of Balder
- The Preacher
- The Primrose
- The Princess: First Song
- The Princess: More Songs
- The Princess: Last Song
- The Ship and the Man: 1. The Ship
- The Ship and the Man: 2. The Main
- The Ship and the Man: 3. The Redemption
- The Toy Cannon
- The Wolf Rocks
- To a Bee
- To a Nightingale
- To Castletown in a Stiff-Cart
- Visitors
- Whether or no