Letter Written on a Ferry While Crossing Long Island SoundBY ANNE SEXTON ( 1928 – 1974 ) : : : : I am surprised to seethat the ocean is still going on. Now I am going backand I have ripped my handfrom your hand as I said I would and I have made it thisContinue reading “Letter Written on a Ferry While Crossing Long Island Sound : Anne Sexton : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :”
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Flowers of August : William Carlos Williams : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :
William Carlos Williams Flowers of AugustIDAISY THE DAYSEYE hugging the earthin August, ha! Spring is gone down in purple, weeds stand high in the corn, the rainbeaten furrow is clotted with sorrel and crabgrass, the branch is black under the heavy mass of the leaves— The sun is upon a slender green stem ribbed lengthwise.Continue reading “Flowers of August : William Carlos Williams : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :”
Composed in August : Robert Burns : Love Song : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :
Composed In August : : By Robert Burns : : : : Now westlin winds and slaught’ring guns Bring Autumn’s pleasant weather; The moorcock springs on whirring wings Amang the blooming heather: Now waving grain, wide o’er the plain, Delights the weary farmer; And the moon shines bright, as I rove by night, To museContinue reading “Composed in August : Robert Burns : Love Song : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :”
August : Dorothy Parker : : August Poems: : Months Poems: :
August :By Dorothy Parker ( 1893 – 1937 ): : : : When my eyes are weeds,And my lips are petals, spinningDown the wind that has beginningWhere the crumpled beeches startIn a fringe of salty reeds;When my arms are elder-bushes,And the rangy lilac pushesUpward, upward through my heart; Summer, do your worst!Light your tinsel moon,Continue reading “August : Dorothy Parker : : August Poems: : Months Poems: :”
August Moonrise : Sara Teasdale : : August Poems: Months Poems : :
August Moonrise : By Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) : : : : : : THE sun was gone, and the moon was comingOver the blue Connecticut hills;The west was rosy, the east was flushed,And over my head the swallows rushedThis way and that, with changeful wills.I heard them twitter and watched them dartNow together and nowContinue reading “August Moonrise : Sara Teasdale : : August Poems: Months Poems : :”
In August : Paul Laurence Dunbar : : August Poems: : Months Poems: :
In August ; : Paul Laurence Dunbar : : : :. When August days are hot an’ dry,When burning copper is the sky,I ‘d rather fish than feast or flyIn airy realms serene and high. I ‘d take a suit not made for looks,Some easily digested books,Some flies, some lines, some bait, some hooks,Then wouldContinue reading “In August : Paul Laurence Dunbar : : August Poems: : Months Poems: :”
August Moon : Emma Lazarus : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :
August Moon : :By Emma Lazarus : : : : Look! the round-cheeked moon floats high,In the glowing August sky,Quenching all her neighbor stars,Save the steady flame of Mars.White as silver shines the sea,Far-off sails like phantoms be,Gliding o’er that lake of light,Vanishing in nether night.Heavy hangs the tasseled corn,Sighing for the cordial morn;But theContinue reading “August Moon : Emma Lazarus : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :”
An August Midnight : Thomas Hardy : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :
An August Midnight : : By Thomas Hardy : : : : I A shaded lamp and a waving blind,And the beat of a clock from a distant floor:2On this scene enter–winged, horned, and spined –A longlegs, a moth, and a dumbledore; 4While ‘mid my page there idly standsA sleepy fly, that rubs its handsContinue reading “An August Midnight : Thomas Hardy : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :”
August : Algernon Charles Swinburne : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :
AugustAlgernon Charles Swinburne – 1837-1909 There were four apples on the bough,Half gold half red, that one might knowThe blood was ripe inside the core;The colour of the leaves was moreLike stems of yellow corn that growThrough all the gold June meadow’s floor. The warm smell of the fruit was goodTo feed on, and theContinue reading “August : Algernon Charles Swinburne : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :”
The Shepherd’s Calendar : August : John Clare : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :
The Shepherd’s Calendar : August : : : : : : : : : : By John Clare : ( 1793 – 1864 ) : : : : : : Harvest approaches with its bustling dayThe wheat tans brown and barley bleaches greyIn yellow garb the oat land intervenesAnd tawney glooms the valley thronged withContinue reading “The Shepherd’s Calendar : August : John Clare : : August Poems : : Months Poems : :”
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