Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NORTH AMERICAN IMAGE CYCLE, SELECTION, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: For five days the moon was red from the dust storm Last Line: Established a white bladder-shaped object in the sky. Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim Subject(s): Anger; Italy; Wishes; Italians | ||||||||
For five days the moon was red from the dust storm. It lost its novelty. Then on the sixth the moon was pink and regained its novelty. On the seventh it disappeared though reports from Perth, Australia, established a white bladder-shaped object in the sky. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...1851: A MESSAGE TO DENMARK HILL by RICHARD HOWARD TONIGHT THE HEART-SHAPED LEAVES by JAN HELLER LEVI JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE SAILING HOME FROM RAPALLO by ROBERT LOWELL SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW by LISEL MUELLER HOW DUKE VALENTINE CONTRIVED by BASIL BUNTING FRAGMENTS FROM ITALY: 1 by JOHN CIARDI THE IDEA OF BALANCE IS TO BE FOUND IN HERONS AND LOONS by JAMES HARRISON |
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