E. J. Pratt Sun Poems

• 1. The Ice-floes
  Dawn from the Foretop! Dawn from the Barrel!
  A scurry of feet with a roar overhead;
  The master-watch wildly pointing to Northward,
  Where the herd in front of The Eagle was spread!
  ...
• 2. Sea-gulls
  For one carved instant as they flew,
  The language had no simile-
  Silver, crystal, ivory
  Were tarnished. Etched upon the horizon blue,
  ...
• 3. Overheard By A Stream
  Here is the pool, and there the waterfall;
  This is the bank; keep out of sight, and crawl
  Along the side to where that alder clump
  Juts out. 'Twas there I saw a salmon jump,
  ...
• 4. Other Ingredients
  To make a perfect fish menu,
  The witches found they had to place
  Upon this alcoholic base
  Great stacks of food and spices too.
  ...
• 5. Newfoundland
  Here the tides flow,
  And here they ebb;
  Not with that dull, unsinewed tread of waters
  Held under bonds to move
  ...
• 6. Come Not The Seasons Here
  Comes not the springtime here,
  Though the snowdrop came,
  And the time of the cowslip is near,
  For a yellow flame
  ...

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