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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STUDY FOR A GEOGRAPHICAL TRAIL; 1. SEATTLE, by CLARENCE MAJOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The neat sky was tall, full of sliding birds
Subject(s): Seattle, Washington
First Line: The neat sky was tall, full of sliding birds
Subject(s): Seattle, Washington
The neat sky was tall, full of sliding birds.
I was sunk low in the wet trees,
surrounded
by brown grass and butterflies.
I had no castle to look at.
I was out of my mind.
Without tenderness, I was out
of breath. In my memory
the city continued to tease.
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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