Edward Shanks Head Poems
- 1. Memory
In silence and in darkness memory wakes
Her million sheathë"d buds, and breaks
That day-long winter when the light and noise
And hard bleak breath of the outward-looking will
... - 2. Sonnets On Separation V
Through the closed curtains comes the early sun,
First a pale finger, preluding the hand.
Outside more certainly the day's begun,
Where bright and brighter still the chestnuts stand,
... - 3. The Wind
Blow harder, wind, and drive
My blood from hands and face back to the heart.
Cry over ridges and down tapering coombs,
Carry the flying dapple of the clouds
... - 4. Ode On Beauty
Infinite peace is hanging in the air,
Infinite peace is resting on mine eyes,
That just an hour ago learnt how to bear
Seeing your body's flaming harmonies.
... - 5. The Vision In The Wood
The husht September afternoon was sweet
With rich and peaceful light. I could not hear
On either side the sound of moving feet
Although the hidden road was very near.
... - 6. An Old Song
The wild duck fly over
From river to river
And so the young lover
Goes roving for ever.
... - 7. The Winter Soldier: The Dead Poet
When I grow old they'll come to me and say:
Did you then know him in that distant day?
Did you speak with him, touch his hand, observe
The proud eyes' fire, soft voice and light lips' curve?
... - 8. Midwinter Madness
A month or twain to live on honeycomb
Is pleasant, but to eat it for a year
Is simply beastly. Thus the poet spake,
Feeling how sticky all his stomach was
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