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Poem: Aunt Helen

Poem 18 Poem 20 Aunt Helen Miss Helen Slingsby was my maiden aunt, And lived in a small house near a fashionable square Cared for by servants to the number of four. Now when she died there…

Poem: Cousin Nancy

Poem 19 Poem 21 Cousin Nancy Miss Nancy Ellicott Strode across the hills and broke them, Rode across the hills and broke them-- The barren New England hills-- Riding to hounds Over the cow…

Poem: Mr. Apollinax

Poem 20 Poem 22 Mr. Apollinax When Mr. Apollinax visited the United States His laughter tinkled among the teacups. I thought of Fragilion, that shy figure among the birch-trees, And of…

Poem: Hysteria

Poem 21 Poem 23 Hysteria As she laughed I was aware of becoming involved in her laughter and being part of it, until her teeth were only accidental stars with a talent for squad-drill. I…

Poem: Conversation Galante

Poem 22 Poem 24 Conversation Galante I observe: "Our sentimental friend the moon! Or possibly (fantastic, I confess) It may be Prester John's balloon Or an old battered lantern hung aloft…

Poem: La Figlia Che Piange

Poem 23 La Figlia Che Piange O quam te memorem Virgo ... Stand on the highest pavement of the stair-- Lean on a garden urn-- Weave, weave the sunlight in your hair-- Clasp your…

Poem: Sweeney Erect

Poem 2 Poem 4 Sweeney Erect And the trees about me, Let them be dry and leafless; let the rocks Groan with continual surges; and behind me Make all a…

Poem: A Cooking Egg

Poem 3 Poem 5 A Cooking Egg En l'an trentiesme de mon aage Que toutes mes hontes j'ay beucs ... Pipit sate upright in her chair Some distance from where I was sitting; Views of…

Poem: Le Directeur

Poem 4 Poem 6 Le Directeur Malheur í  la malheureuse Tamise! Tamisel Qui coule si pres du Spectateur. Le directeur Conservateur Du Spectateur Empeste la brise. Les actionnaires…