Hilda Doolittle Sea Poems
- 1. At Ithaca
Over and back,
the long waves crawl
and track the sand with foam;
night darkens, and the sea
... - 2. Helen In Egypt, Eidolon, Book Iii: 4
<i>Helen herself seems almost ready for this sacrifice-at least, for the immolation of herself before this greatest love of Achilles, his dedication to 'his own ship' and the figurehead, 'an idol or eidolon . . . a mermaid, Thetis upon the prow.'</i>
Did her eyes slant in the old way?
was she Greek or Egyptian?
... - 3. The Pool
Are you alive?
I touch you.
You quiver like a sea-fish.
I cover you with my net.
... - 4. Wash Of Cold River
Wash of cold river
in a glacial land,
Ionian water,
chill, snow-ribbed sand,
... - 5. Sea Poppies
Amber husk
fluted with gold,
fruit on the sand
marked with a rich grain,
... - 6. Moonrise
Will you glimmer on the sea?
Will you fling your spear-head
On the shore?
What note shall we pitch?
... - 7. Sea Rose
Rose, harsh rose,
marred and with stint of petals,
meagre flower, thin,
sparse of leaf,
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