Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell Hair Poems
1. Came The Great Popinjay
CAME the great Popinjay
Smelling his nosegay:
In cages like grots
The birds sang gavottes. ...
2. Interlude
Mid this hot green glowing gloom
A word falls with a raindrop's boom...
Like baskets of ripe fruit in air ...
3. Portrait Of A Barmaid
Metallic waves of people jar
Through crackling green toward the bar
Where on the tables chattering-white ...
4. The Web Of Eros
Within your magic web of hair, lies furled
The fire and splendour of the ancient world;
The dire gold of the comet's wind-blown hair;
The songs that turned to gold the evening air ...
5. Aubade
JANE, Jane,
Tall as a crane,
The morning light creaks down again;
...
Total 5
Hair Poems by Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell
Top 10 most used topics by Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell
Cold 9
Bright 7
Green 6
White 6
Light 6
Hair 5
Sea 5
Long 5
Wind 5
Fire 4
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