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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOOL'S ERRAND, by JAMES GALVIN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Alone, like a feather in the air Subject(s): Beauty; Cactus; Clowns; Girls | |||
Alone, like a feather in the air, An occasional sadness the weather knows Comes to earth as a bend in the road. The winter is at its most instructive As other sadnesses fall Across the democracy of objects. Those that aren't shy Introduce themselves -- Fool's Errand, Clowns of Anguish -- The Equitation of Beautiful Young Girls Is an exemplary sadness, As is The Whale's Parasol. I want to part company With linear extent, Congenital heartbreak, Where the raven goes and snow comes from. I want distance washed clean, Unencumbered by facts; The red cactus flower To slip into my shirt at dusk And be the heart's boat. I want Clowns of Anguish to raise the sail, And a white handkerchief Waving from shore. Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO THE RETURNED GIRLS by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS A GIRL by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY SONG OF THE LITTLE WHITE GIRL by KATHERINE MANSFIELD SEASHORE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS GIRLS ON THE RUN: 1 by JOHN ASHBERY GIRLS ON THE RUN: 10 by JOHN ASHBERY GIRLS ON THE RUN: 14 by JOHN ASHBERY GIRLS ON THE RUN: 2 by JOHN ASHBERY A DISCRETE LOVE POEM by JAMES GALVIN |
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