Poppies In JulyLittle poppies, little hell flames,Do you do no harm? You flicker. I cannot touch you.I put my hands among the flames. Nothing burns And it exhausts me to watch youFlickering like that, wrinkly and clear red, like the skin of a mouth. A mouth just bloodied.Little bloody skirts! There are fumes I cannotContinue reading “Poppies in July : Sylvia Plath : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :”
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Inniskeen Road: July Evening : : Patrick Kavanagh : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :
Inniskeen Road: July EveningThe bicycles go by in twos and threes –There’s a dance in Billy Brennan’s barn to-night,And there’s the half-talk code of mysteriesAnd the wink-and-elbow language of delight.Half-past eight and there is not a spotUpon a mile of road, no shadow thrownThat might turn out a man or woman, notA footfall tapping secreciesContinue reading “Inniskeen Road: July Evening : : Patrick Kavanagh : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :”
London in July : Amy Levy : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :
London In July : : by Amy Levy ( 1861 – 1889 ): What ails my senses thus to cheat?What is it ails the place,That all the people in the streetShould wear one woman’s face? The London trees are dusty-brownBeneath the summer sky;My love, she dwells in London town,Nor leaves it in July. O variousContinue reading “London in July : Amy Levy : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :”
A Calendar of Sonnets : July : Helen Hunt Jackson : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :
A Calendar of Sonnets : July : : By Helen Hunt Jackson ( 1830 – 1885 ) : : : : Some flowers are withered and some joys have died;The garden reeks with an East Indian scentFrom beds where gillyflowers stand weak and spent;The white heat pales the skies from side to side;But in stillContinue reading “A Calendar of Sonnets : July : Helen Hunt Jackson : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :”
Emily Dickinson, ‘Answer July : Emily Dickinson : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :
Answer July : : : : by Emily Dickinson : : : : : : : : 386 Answer July—Where is the Bee—Where is the Blush—Where is the Hay? Ah, said July—Where is the Seed—Where is the Bud—Where is the May—Answer Thee—Me— Nay—said the May—Show me the Snow—Show me the Bells—Show me the Jay! QuibbledContinue reading “Emily Dickinson, ‘Answer July : Emily Dickinson : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :”
July : George Meredith, : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :
July : : By George Meredith (1828-1909) : : : : IBlue July, bright July,Month of storms and gorgeous blue;Violet lightnings o’er thy sky,Heavy falls of drenching dew;Summer crown! o’er glen and gladeShrinking hyacinths in their shade;I welcome thee with all thy pride,I love thee like an Eastern bride.Though all the singing days are doneAsContinue reading “July : George Meredith, : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :”
The Shepherd’s Calendar: July : John Clare : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :
The Shepherds Calendar – July Poem by John Clare : : Poet’s Page Poems MoreNext Poem138 / 174Previous PoemThe Shepherds Calendar – JulyR Daughter of pastoral smells and sightsAnd sultry days and dewy nightsJuly resumes her yearly placeWi her milking maiden faceRuddy and tand yet sweet to viewWhen everywhere’s a vale of dewAnd raps itContinue reading “The Shepherd’s Calendar: July : John Clare : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :”
“June” ( 5 Poems ) : Sarojini Naidu : Eliza & Sara Wolcott : John Burroughs : Annette Wynne : Lottie Brown Allen : :
June Sunset Here shall my heart find its haven of calm,By rush-fringed rivers and rain-fed streamsThat glimmer thro’ meadows of lily and palm.Here shall my soul find its true reposeUnder a sunset sky of dreamsDiaphanous, amber and rose.The air is aglow with the glint and whirlOf swift wild wings in their homeward flight,Sapphire, emerald, topaz,Continue reading ““June” ( 5 Poems ) : Sarojini Naidu : Eliza & Sara Wolcott : John Burroughs : Annette Wynne : Lottie Brown Allen : :”
June : Carl Sandburg : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :
June : : by Carl Sandburg : : : : Chicago Poems. 1916. : : ( 103 ) June : : Paula is digging and shaping the loam of a salvia,Scarlet Chinese talker of summer.Two petals of crabapple blossom blow fallen in Paula’shair,And fluff of white from a cottonwood. — Carl Sandburg “June” By AmericanContinue reading “June : Carl Sandburg : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :”
More Than Enough : Marge Piercy : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :
More Than EnoughBY MARGE PIERCYThe first lily of June opens its red mouth.All over the sand road where we walkmultiflora rose climbs trees cascadingwhite or pink blossoms, simple, intensethe scene drifting like colored mist. 5 The arrowhead is spreading its creamyclumps of flower and the blackberriesare blooming in the thickets. Season ofjoy for the bee.Continue reading “More Than Enough : Marge Piercy : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :”
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