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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NIGHTMARE, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Through the blinds
Last Line: Mercurous in the moon.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Change; Dreams; Fear; Nightmares
First Line: Through the blinds
Last Line: Mercurous in the moon.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Change; Dreams; Fear; Nightmares
Through the blinds
a white arm caresses a vase of zinnias
beneath the skin
of a pond the laughter of an eye
in the loft
the hot straw suffocates
the rafters become snakes
through the mow door
three deer in a cool pasture
nibbling at the grass
mercurous in the moon.
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