Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DALUA, by WILLIAM SHARP


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DALUA, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I have heard you calling, dalua dalua!
Last Line: Dalua . . . Dalua . . . Dalua
Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona
Subject(s): Fairies; Mythology - Celtic; Nature; Elves


I have heard you calling, Dalua
Dalua!
I have heard you on the hill,
By the pool-side still,
Where the lapwings shrill
Dalua . . . dalua . . . dalua!

What is it you call, Dalua,
Dalua!
When the rains fall,
When the mists crawl
And the curlews call
Dalua . . . dalua . . . dalua!

I am the Fool, Dalua,
Dalua!
When men hear me, their eyes
Darken: the shadow in the skies
Droops: and the keening-woman cries
DALUA . . . DALUA . . . DALUA





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