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All That I Owe the Fellows of the Grave
All That I Owe the Fellows of the Grave
All that I owe the fellows of the grave
And all the dead bequeathed from pale estates
Lies in the fortune…
After the Funeral (In memory of Ann Jones)
After the Funeral (In memory of Ann Jones)
After the funeral, mule praises, brays,
Windshake of sailshaped ears, muffle-toed tap
Tap happily of o…
A Process in the Weather of the Heart
A Process in the Weather of the Heart
A process in the weather of the heart
Turns damp to dry; the golden shot
Storms in the freezing tomb.
A Saint About To Fall
A Saint About To Fall
A saint about to fall,
The stained flats of heaven hit and razed
To the kissed kite hems of his shawl,
On the last …
A Grief Ago
A Grief Ago
A grief ago,
She who was who I hold, the fats and the flower,
Or, water-lammed, from the scythe-sided thorn,
Hell wind and se…
Ghosts whooed like owls in the long nights when I dared not look over my shoulder;
Ghosts whooed like owls in the long nights when I dared not look over my shoulder;
animals lurked in the cubbyhole under the stairs and the gas meter ticked. And I
Wail
Wail
Love has gone a-rocketing.
That is not the worst;
I could do without the thing,
And not be the first.
…
Wisdom
Wisdom
This I say, and this I know:
Love has seen the last of me.
Love's a trodden lane to woe,
Love's a path to misery.
…
Unfortunate Coincidence
Unfortunate Coincidence
By the time you swear you're his,
Shivering and sighing,
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying -
La…
Verse For a Certain Dog
Verse For a Certain Dog
Such glorious faith as fills your limpid eyes,
Dear little friend of mine, I never knew.
All-innocent are you, and yet al…
Two-Volume Novel
Two-Volume Novel
The sun's gone dim, and
The moon's turned black;
For I loved him, and
He didn't love back.
Tombstones in the Starlight
Tombstones in the Starlight
I. The Minor Poet
His little trills and chirpings were his best.
No music like the nightingale's was born
Wit…
To A Much Too Unfortunate Lady
To A Much Too Unfortunate Lady
He will love you presently
If you be the way you be.
Send your heart a-skittering.
He will stoop, and lift…
Thought For A Sunshiny Morning
Thought For A Sunshiny Morning
It costs me never a stab nor squirm
To tread by chance upon a worm.
"Aha, my little dear," I say,
"Your cl…
They Part
They Part
And if, my friend, you'd have it end,
There's naught to hear or tell.
But need you try to black my eye
In wishing me fa…
Theory
Theory
Into love and out again,
Thus I went, and thus I go.
Spare your voice, and hold your penWell
and bitterly I know
A…
The Veteran
The Veteran
When I was young and bold and strong,
Oh, right was right, and wrong was wrong!
My plume on high, my flag unfurled,
I rode aw…
The White Lady
The White Lady
I cannot rest, I cannot rest
In straight and shiny wood,
My woven hands upon my breast-The
dead are all so good! <…
The Trifler
The Trifler
Death's the lover that I'd be taking;
Wild and fickle and fierce is he.
Small's his care if my heart be breaking-
Gay young De…
The Small Hours
The Small Hours
No more my little song comes back;
And now of nights I lay
My head on down, to watch the black
And wait the unfai…
The Satin Dress
The Satin Dress
Needle, needle, dip and dart,
Thrusting up and down,
Where's the man could ease a heart
Like a satin gown?
…
The Searched Soul
The Searched Soul
When I consider, pro and con,
What things my love is built upon --
A curly mouth; a sinewed wrist;
A questioning brow; a…
The New Love
The New Love
If it shine or if it rain,
Little will I care or know.
Days, like drops upon a pane,
Slip, and join, and go.
…
The Little Old Lady in Lavender Silk
The Little Old Lady in Lavender Silk
I was seventy-seven, come August,
I shall shortly be losing my bloom;
I've experienced zephyr and raw gust <…