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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POEM-SKETCH IN 3 PARTS: THE ISLAND, by HILDA CONKLING Poet's Biography
First Line: They flew as the night-wind flowed, very softly
Last Line: Into the dream.
First Line: They flew as the night-wind flowed, very softly
Last Line: Into the dream.
(Made for the picture on the jacket of the
Norwegian book, The Great Hunger,
by Johan Bojer)
They flew as the night-wind flowed, very softly,
They heard sweet singing that the water sang,
They came to a place where the sea was shallow
And saw treasure hidden there.
There was one poplar tree
On the lonely island,
Swaying for sadness.
The clouds went over their heads
Like a fleet of drifting ships.
And there they sank down out of the air
Into the dream.
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