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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DARKNESS, by ISLA PASCHAL RICHARDSON First Line: I lie in my lawn chair by the lily pond Last Line: Of murder, war and suicide. | |||
I lie in my lawn chair by the lily pond Where restless goldfish dodge a gleaming arrow From the dying Sun-god. High against a violet curtain rise swift wings In one last exultant flight before They fold themselves to rest In trees below. A lemon-colored spot-light floods the locust tree, And then The eerie glow is suddenly switched off ... Innumerable insects hold a cheerful convention ... The purple curtain melts into A faded pin-pricked blue. I have but to wait a few suspended moments To see diffused A canopy of dark grey velvet Studded irregularly With assorted rhinestones ... The garden offers an increasing incense In the approaching coolness. The intricate cross-stitch design of colors Is blotted out. All color has gone. Where? The locust tree has changed from green to black ... What is darkness but the absence of light? I lie in my lawn chair by the lily pond. In a few minutes I shall go in and read the newspapers Whose headlines scream Of murder, war and suicide. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SOURCE by ISLA PASCHAL RICHARDSON FACADE: 24. AN OLD WOMAN LAMENTS IN SPRINGTIME by EDITH SITWELL TO A FRIEND by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS MARY DONNELLY by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE PARTING OF THE WAYS by JOSEPH BENSON GILDER A MONA LISA by ANGELINA WELD GRIMKE FLAMMONDE by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE CHILD ALONE: 3. MY KINGDOM by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON |
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