Elizabeth H. Nearing Long Poems
- 1. The Machinery Of Remembrances
A wash of swallows against the dark gravel sea
ushers in the close of winter. Inside, the sighs
of waitresses hang themselves on the coat hooks
attached to the booths of the Shoreside Family Diner-Restaurant.
... - 2. Sonnet Of Death
From out the rumpled home of dreadful things
A clearing light emerges. Far beyond,
The hills lurch deep into the night. Bells ring
aloud. They drown the darkness with their sound,
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