Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WITH STAIN OF THE GRAPE, by HALA JEAN HAMMOND


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WITH STAIN OF THE GRAPE, by                    
First Line: Wild thing the wind is
Last Line: The heart knows best.
Subject(s): Desire; Faith; Hearts; Love; Belief; Creed


Wild thing the wind is,
A bird in its bosom;
Fire is a banner
And thunder a stay;
But a heart's full leaning
Is to faithless lover,
For the heart has a way ...

Life and her wisdom
Etchings of silver—
Ravish an altar
Cold, on the breast;
Wind, fire and shadow
Bleed in a flagon—
The heart knows best.

Blown bird nesting—
Cry in the darkness;
Waiting the flaming
Of outcast desire;
Waiting the bruising
Of ash, and the purple
Rage of the fire.

Crush the grapes madly,
Lips stain darkly!
(Still lies the bird note
On wind's curved breast.)
Empty the flagon,
. . Its ripe wine bleeding:
The heart knows best.





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