Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OLD ADAM, by MARGARET AVISON Poet's Biography First Line: The simple horizontal Last Line: In a circumference. Subject(s): Life; Time | ||||||||
The simple horizontal Is a lie dull eyes create And only in a glut of grief Seems earth prostrate. Light-years are grim-embrasive, Elliptical they flow; Vivid but pearl-deep jewel This life of days we know. I see not cruciform but just One bead of blood from thence, The heart essential prisoned In a circumference. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND MARIA MINOR by MARGARET AVISON NEVERNESS, OR THE ONE SHIP BEACHED ON ONE FAR DISTANT SHORE by MARGARET AVISON |
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