From a WindowBY CHARLOTTE MEW Up here, with June, the sycamore throws Across the window a whispering screen; I shall miss the sycamore more, I suppose,Than anything else on this earth that is out in green. But I mean to go through the door without fear, Not caring much what happens here When I’m away:—HowContinue reading “From A Window : Charlotte Mew : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :”
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June Thunder : Louis MacNeice : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :
June Thunder : : : : by Louis Macneice : : : : : : The Junes were free and full, driving through tinyRoads, the mudguards brushing the cowparsley,Through fields of mustard and under boldly embattledMays and chestnuts Or between beeches verdurous and voluptuousOr where broom and gorse beflagged the chalkland–All the flare and gustoContinue reading “June Thunder : Louis MacNeice : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :”
June Rain : Richard Aldington : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :
June Rain : : By Richard Aldington : : : : June Rain Hot, a griffin’s mouth of flame, 1The sun rasped with his golden tongue 2The city streets, till men and walls shrivelled; 3The dusty air stagnated. 4 At the third noon a wind rippled, 5A wide sea silently breaking; 6A thick veil ofContinue reading “June Rain : Richard Aldington : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :”
W. H. Davies, ‘All in June : W H Davies : ( 1 ) : : Poem Recitation ( A Narrative Video ) : Deanna Ross : Jinx : ( 2 ) : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :
All In June : : by William Henry Davies : : : : A week ago I had a fireTo warm my feet, my hands and face;Cold winds, that never make a friend,Crept in and out of every place. Today the fields are rich in grass,And buttercups in thousands grow;I’ll show the world where IContinue reading “W. H. Davies, ‘All in June : W H Davies : ( 1 ) : : Poem Recitation ( A Narrative Video ) : Deanna Ross : Jinx : ( 2 ) : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :”
A June Night : Emma Lazarus : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :
A June Night : : by Emma Lazarus ( 1849 – 1887 ) : : : : Ten o’clock: the broken moonHangs not yet a half hour high,Yellow as a shield of brass,In the dewy air of June,Poised between the vaulted skyAnd the ocean’s liquid glass. Earth lies in the shadow still;Low black bushes, trees,Continue reading “A June Night : Emma Lazarus : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :”
The Shepheardes Calendar: June : Edmund Spenser : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :
The Shepheardes Calender: JuneNote on this Renascence Editions text: This edition is copyright © The University of Oregon; it is distributed for scholarly and nonprofit purposes only. Risa S. Bear Iune.[Woodcut for June] Ægloga Sexta. A R G V M E N T. THis Æglogue is wholly vowed to the complayning of Colins ill successeContinue reading “The Shepheardes Calendar: June : Edmund Spenser : : June Poems : : Months Poems : :”
Of Many Worlds in This World : Margaret Cavendish : : Earth Poems : :
Of Many Worlds in This WorldMargaret Cavendish Just like as in a nest of boxes round,Degrees of sizes in each box are found:So, in this world, may many others beThinner and less, and less still by degree:Although they are not subject to our sense,A world may be no bigger than two-pence.Nature is curious, and suchContinue reading “Of Many Worlds in This World : Margaret Cavendish : : Earth Poems : :”
Ovid on Climate Change : Eliza Griswold : : Earth Poems : :
Ovid on Climate ChangeBY ELIZA GRISWOLDBastard, the other boys teased him,till Phaethon unleashed the steedsof Armageddon. He couldn’t holdtheir reins. Driving the sun too closeto earth, the boy withered rivers,torched Eucalyptus groves, until the hillsburst into flame, and the people’s bloodboiled through the skin. Ethiopia,land of burnt faces. In a boy’s ragefor a name, theContinue reading “Ovid on Climate Change : Eliza Griswold : : Earth Poems : :”
Webcam the World : Heather McHugh : : Earth Poems : :
Webcam the World : : Heather McHugh : : : : Get all of it. set up the shotsat every angle; run them online24-7. Get beautiful stuff (likescenery and greenery and style)and get the ugliness (like crueltyand quackery and rue). there’s nothingunastonishing – but get that, too. We have to save it all, now thatContinue reading “Webcam the World : Heather McHugh : : Earth Poems : :”
Fire and Ice : Robert Frost : : Earth Poems : :
Fire and Ice BY ROBERT FROSTSome say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I’ve tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice. “Fire and Ice”, A short 9 LinesContinue reading “Fire and Ice : Robert Frost : : Earth Poems : :”