H. D. Wind Poems
- 1. Wash Of Cold River
Wash of cold river
in a glacial land,
Ionian water,
chill, snow-ribbed sand,
... - 2. Stars Wheel In Purple
Stars wheel in purple, yours is not so rare
as Hesperus, nor yet so great a star
as bright Aldeboran or Sirius,
nor yet the stained and brilliant one of War;
... - 3. Sheltered Garden
I have had enough.
I gasp for breath.
Every way ends, every road,
... - 4. Sea Rose
Rose, harsh rose
marred and with stint of petals,
meagre flower, thin,
sparse of leaf,
... - 5. Never More Will The Wind
Never more will the wind
cherish you again,
never more will the rain.
... - 6. Mid-day
The light beats upon me.
I am startled-
a split leaf crackles on the paved floor-
I am anguished-defeated.
... - 7. Let Zeus
I
I say, I am quite done,
quite done with this;
... - 8. Heat
O wind, rend open the heat,
cut apart the heat,
rend it to tatters.
... - 9. Garden
I
You are clear
O rose, cut in rock,
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