Richard Aldington Blue Poems
- 1. Bombardment
Four days the earth was rent and torn
By bursting steel,
The houses fell about us;
Three nights we dared not sleep,
... - 2. Childhood
I
The bitterness. the misery, the wretchedness of childhood
Put me out of love with God.
... - 3. Images
I
Like a gondola of green scented fruits
Drifting along the dark canals of Venice,
... - 4. The Poplar
Why do you always stand there shivering
Between the white stream and the road?
The people pass through the dust
... - 5. At The British Museum
I turn the page and read:
"I dream of silent verses where the rhyme
Glides noiseless as an oar."
The heavy musty air, the black desks,
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