Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HERB-LEECH, by JOSEPH CAMPBELL Poet's Biography First Line: I have gathered luss / at the wane of the moon Last Line: Of the murrain stone! Alternate Author Name(s): Ultach; Maccathmhaoil, Seosamh | ||||||||
I HAVE gathered luss At the wane of the moon, And supped its sap With a yewen spoon. I have sat a spell By the carn of Medb, And smelt the mould Of the red queen's grave. I have dreamed a dearth In the darkened sun, And felt the hand Of the Evil One. I have fathomed war In the comet's tail, And heard the crying Of Gall and Gael. I have seen the spume On the dead priest's lips, And the 'holy fire' On the spars of ships; And the shooting stars On Barthelmy's Night, Blanching the dark With ghostly light; And the corpse candle Of the seer's dream, Bigger in girth Than a weaver's beam; And the shy hearth-fairies About the grate, Blowing the turves To a whiter heat. All things on earth To me are known, For I have the gift Of the Murrain Stone! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AS I CAME OVER THE GREY, GREY HILLS by JOSEPH CAMPBELL GO, PLOUGHMAN, PLOUGH by JOSEPH CAMPBELL THE BLIND MAN AT THE FAIR by JOSEPH CAMPBELL THE SILENCE OF UNLABOURED FIELDS by JOSEPH CAMPBELL CITIES OF THE PLAIN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS DEATH SNIPS PROUD MEN by CARL SANDBURG MOUNTAIN WATER by SARA TEASDALE A BALLAD OF HELL by JOHN DAVIDSON |
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