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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REGARD, by JAMES GALVIN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: In regard to their own movement
Last Line: Turning through the fire .
Subject(s): Fire; Winter
First Line: In regard to their own movement
Last Line: Turning through the fire .
Subject(s): Fire; Winter
In regard to their own movement
The stars we track have no inkling.
They're just burning.
Is the willow less in winter?
God's a far cry and busy
Counting dead ants, dead stars.
In regard to its own movement the willow tree
Knows less and less.
Now and then now and then
I forget what I am saying
To myself, often
When you touch me,
Even if we are just wandering down this street
On the surface of a planet
Turning through the fire.
Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA
98368-0271, www.cc.press.org
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