H. D. Sea Poems
- 1. Wash Of Cold River
Wash of cold river
in a glacial land,
Ionian water,
chill, snow-ribbed sand,
... - 2. The Pool
Are you alive?
I touch you.
You quiver like a sea-fish.
I cover you with my net.
... - 3. Sea Rose
Rose, harsh rose
marred and with stint of petals,
meagre flower, thin,
sparse of leaf,
... - 4. Sea Poppies
Amber husk
fluted with gold,
fruit on the sand
marked with a rich grain,
... - 5. Oread
Whirl up, sea-
whirl your pointed pines,
splash your great pines
on our rocks,
... - 6. Helen In Egypt
Helen herself seems almost ready for this sacrifice
-at least, for the immolation of
herself before this greatest love of Achilles,
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