Richard Aldington Sun Poems
- 1. Daisy
Plus quan se atque suos amavit omnes,
nunc...
- Catullus
... - 2. Childhood
I
The bitterness. the misery, the wretchedness of childhood
Put me out of love with God.
... - 3. Round-pond
Water ruffled and speckled by galloping wind
Which puffs and spurts it into tiny pashing breaks
Dashed with lemon-yellow afternoon sunlight.
The shining of the sun upon the water
... - 4. Lemures
In Nineveh
And beyond Nineveh
In the dusk
They were afraid.
... - 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,
...
