Victoria Mary Sackville-west Blue Poems

• 1. Constantinople - Dhji-han-ghir. For H.n
  For years it had been neglected,
  This wilderness garden of ours,
  And its ruin had shone reflected
  In its pools through abandoned hours.
  ...
• 2. The Banquet
  Wine ran; rich yellow wine upon the marble floor
  Recklessly spilled; the Nubians ran to pour
  A fresh libation; and to scatter showers
  Of red rose petals; candles overturned
  ...
• 3. The Garden
  We owned a garden on a hill,
  We planted rose and daffodil,
  Flowers that English poets sing,
  And hoped for glory in the Spring.
  ...
• 4. Sailing Ships
  Lying on Downs above the wrinkling bay
  I with the kestrels shared the cleanly day,
  The candid day; wind-shaven, brindled turf;
  Tall cliffs; and long sea-line of marbled surf
  ...

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