Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NIGHTMARE, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Through the blinds Last Line: Mercurous in the moon. Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim Subject(s): Change; Dreams; Fear; Nightmares | ||||||||
Through the blinds a white arm caresses a vase of zinnias beneath the skin of a pond the laughter of an eye in the loft the hot straw suffocates the rafters become snakes through the mow door three deer in a cool pasture nibbling at the grass mercurous in the moon. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN VARIATIONS: 18 by CONRAD AIKEN LIVE IT THROUGH by DAVID IGNATOW A DREAM OF GAMES by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE DREAM OF WAKING by RANDALL JARRELL APOLOGY FOR BAD DREAMS by ROBINSON JEFFERS GIVE YOUR WISH LIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE IDEA OF BALANCE IS TO BE FOUND IN HERONS AND LOONS by JAMES HARRISON |
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