W.j. Turner Blue Poems

  • 1.
    He carved the red deer and the bull
    Upon the smooth cave rock,
    Returned from war with belly full,
    And scarred with many a knock,
    ...
  • 2.
    I saw a frieze on whitest marble drawn
    Of boys who sought for shells along the shore,
    Their white feet shedding pallor in the sea,
    The shallow sea, the spring-time sea of green
    ...
  • 3.
    "But there was one land he dared not enter."


    Beyond the blue, the purple seas,
    ...
  • 4.
    In low chalk hills the great King's body lay,
    And bright streams fell, tinkling like polished tin,
    As though they carried off his armoury,
    And spread it glinting through his wide domain.
    ...
  • 5.
    "A German aeroplane flew over Greek territory dropping a bomb which killed a shepherd."


    'Sitting on a stone a Shepherd,
    ...
Total 5 Blue Poems by W.j. Turner

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