Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FIRST ICE, by KENNETH SLADE ALLING First Line: No wind will walk upon the water there Last Line: To build so light and delicate a thing. Subject(s): Ice | ||||||||
No wind will walk upon the water there, That wears the pale defiance of the ice; First ice, a crystallizing of the air, Thin, brittle. When the pond is frozen twice The water will be then congealed -- and locked By shore and shore. Now there are open places, Dark mirrors where the clouds are making faces, The wind dislimns, as if he thought they mocked His play. Gruff winter, airy, blithe as spring, With fragile fancies -- men that deem him harsh Should see this ice today along the marsh, This magic of his momentary touch; For even early April would give much To build so light and delicate a thing. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WORLDLY SUCCESS by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS COMES WINTER, THE SEA HUNTING by NORMAN DUBIE AND GOD CREATED MICE by EDWARD FIELD A CERTAIN SLANT by ANTHONY HECHT PAST MIDNIGHT' by KENNETH REXROTH ICE SHALL COVER NINEVEH by KENNETH REXROTH WATER LACE AND WHITE EYES by ELEANOR WILNER A PRESENCE by KENNETH SLADE ALLING |
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