W.j. Turner Great Poems

• 1. Death
  When I am dead a few poor souls shall grieve
  As I grieved for my brother long ago.
  Scarce did my eyes grow dim,
  I had forgotten him;
  ...
• 2. Magic
  I love a still conservatory
  That's full of giant, breathless palms,
  Azaleas, clematis and vines,
  Whose quietness great Trees becalms
  ...
• 3. Peace
  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.
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• 4. Talking With Soldiers
  The mind of the people is like mud,
  From which arise strange and beautiful things,
  But mud is none the less mud,
  Though it bear orchids and prophesying Kings,
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• 5. Romance
  When I was but thirteen or so
  I went into a golden land,
  Chimborazo, Cotopaxi
  Took me by the hand.
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• 6. The Sky-sent Death
  "A German aeroplane flew over Greek territory dropping a bomb which killed a shepherd."
  
  
  'Sitting on a stone a Shepherd,
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