John Davidson Sun Poems
- 1. Imagination
There is a dish to hold the sea,
A brazier to contain the sun,
A compass for the galaxy,
A voice to wake the dead and done!
... - 2. Song Of A Train
A monster taught
To come to hand
Amain,
As swift as thought
... - 3. Battle
The war of words is done;
The red-lipped cannon speak;
The battle has begun.
... - 4. London
Athwart the sky a lowly sigh
From west to east the sweet wind carried;
The sun stood still on Primrose Hill;
His light in all the city tarried:
... - 5. Thirty Bob A Week
I couldn't touch a stop and turn a screw,
And set the blooming world a-work for me,
Like such as cut their teeth -- I hope, like you --
On the handle of a skeleton gold key;
... - 6. The Last Rose
‘O which is the last rose?'
A blossom of no name.
At midnight the snow came;
At daybreak a vast rose,
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