David Gascoyne Sky Poems
- 1. Orpheus In The Underworld
Curtains of rock
And tears of stone,
Wet leaves in a high crevice of the sky:
From side to side the draperies
... - 2. The Truth Is Blind
The light fell from the window and the day was done
Another day of thinking and distractions
Love wrapped in its wings passed by and coal-black Hate
Paused on the edge of the cliff and dropped a stone
... - 3. And The Seventh Dream Is The Dream Of Isis
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white curtains of infinite fatigue
dominating the starborn heritage of the colonies of St Francis
... - 4. Perpetual Winter Never Known
When the light falls on winter evenings
And the river makes no sound in its passing
Behind the house, is silent but for its cold
Flowing, its reeds frozen stiffer than glass
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