Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IN A BOAT, by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE


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First Line: See the stars, love,
Last Line: And swoon, love, swoon?
Alternate Author Name(s): Lawrence, D. H.


SEE the stars, love,
In the water much clearer and brighter
Than those above us, and whiter,
Like nenuphars.

Star-shadows shine, love,
How many stars in your bowl?
How many shadows in your soul,
Only mine, love, mine?

When I move the oars, love,
See how the stars are tossed,
Distorted, the brightest lost.
-- So that bright one of yours, love.

The poor waters spill
The stars, waters broken, forsaken.
-- The heavens are not shaken, you say, love,
Its stars stand still.

There, did you see
That spark fly up at us; even
Stars are not safe in heaven.
-- What of yours, then, love, yours?

What then, love, if soon
Your light be tossed over a wave?
Will you count the darkness a grave,
And swoon, love, swoon?






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