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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
CRADLE´SONG AT TWILIGHT
The child not yet is lulled to rest。 Too young a nurse�察�the slender Night
So laxly holds him to her breast That throbs with flight。
He plays with her and will not sleep。 For other playfellows she sighs�察�
An unmaternal fondness keep Her alien eyes。
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
THE ROARING FROST
A flock of winds came winging from the North�察 �Strong birds with
fighting pinions driving forth With a resounding call� �
Where will they close their wings and cease their cries ´ Between what
warming seas and conquering skies ´ And fold�察�and fall�拭�
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
PARENTAGE
;When Augustus Caesar legislated against the unmarried citizens of
Rome�察�he declared them to be�察�in some sort�察�slayers of the people。;
Ah no�察�not these� �These�察�who were childless�察�are not they who gave So
many dead unto the journeying wave�察 �The helpless nurslings of the
cradling seas�察 �Not they who doomed by infallible decrees Unnumbered
man to the innumerable grave。 But those who slay Are fathers。 Theirs are
armies。 Death is theirs�察�The death of innocences and despairs�察�The dying
of the golden and the grey。 The sentence�察�when these speak it�察�has no Nay。
And she who slays is she who bears�察�who bears。
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
THE MODERN MOTHER
Oh what a kiss With filial passion overcharged is this� �To this
misgiving breast The child runs�察�as a child ne'er ran to rest Upon the light
heart and the unoppressed。
Unhoped�察 �unsought� �A little tenderness�察 �this mother thought The
utmost of her meed She looked for gratitude�察 �content indeed With thus
much that her nine years' love had bought。
Nay�察�even with less。 This mother�察�giver of life�察�death�察�peace�察�distress�察�
Desired ah� �not so much Thanks as forgiveness�察 �and the passing touch
Expected�察�and the slight�察�the brief caress。
Oh filial light Strong in these childish eyes�察 �these new�察 �these bright
Intelligible stars� �Their rays Are near the constant earth�察 �guides in the
maze�察�Natural�察�true�察�keen in this dusk of days。
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
WEST WIND IN WINTER
Another day awakes。 And who ´ Changing the worldis this�拭 �He
comes at whiles�察 �the Winter through�察 �West Wind� �I would not miss His
sudden tryst�此�the long�察�the new Surprises of his kiss。
Vigilant�察�I make haste to close With him who comes my way。 I go to
meet him as he goes�察�I know his note�察�his lay�察�His colour and his morning
rose�察�And I confess his day。
My window waits�察�at dawn I hark His call�察�at morn I meet His haste
around the tossing park And down the softened street�察�The gentler light is
his�察�the dark�察�The greyhe turns it sweet。
So too�察�so too�察�do I confess My poet when he sings。 He rushes on my
mortal guess With his immortal things。 I feel�察�I know him。 On I press ´ He
finds me 'twixt his wings。
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
NOVEMBER BLUE
The colour of the electric lights has a strange effect in giving a
complementary tint to the air in the early evening。ESSAY ON
LONDON。
O�察�Heavenly colour� �London town Has blurred it from her skies�察�And
hooded in an earthly brown�察�Unheaven'd the city lies。 No longer standard´
like this hue Above the broad road flies�察 �Nor does the narrow street the
blue Wear�察�slender pennon´wise。
But when the gold and silver lamps Colour the London dew�察 �And�察�
misted by the winter damps�察�The shops shine bright anew ´ Blue comes to
earth�察�it walks the street�察�It dyes the wide air through�察�A mimic sky about
their feet�察�The throng go crowned with blue。
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
CHIMES
Brief�察�on a flying night�察�From the shaken tower�察�A flock of bells take
flight�察�And go with the hour。
Like birds from the cote to the gales�察�AbruptO hark� �A fleet of bells
set sails�察�And go to the dark。
Sudden the cold airs swing。 Alone�察�aloud�察�A verse of bells takes wing
And flies with the cloud。
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN
Given�察 �not lent�察 �And not withdrawnonce sent ´ This Infant of
mankind�察�this One�察�Is still the little welcome Son。
New every year�察�New´born and newly dear�察�He comes with tidings and
a song�察�The ages long�察�the ages long。
Even as the cold Keen winter grows not old�察�As childhood is so fresh�察�
foreseen�察�And spring in the familiar green�察�
Sudden as sweet Come the expected feet。 All joy is young�察�and new all
art�察�And He�察�too�察�Whom we have by heart。
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
A DEAD HARVEST ��IN
KENSINGTON GARDENS�А�
Along the graceless grass of town They rake the rows of red and
brown�察 �Dead leaves�察 �unlike the rows of hay�察 �Delicate�察 �neither gold nor
grey�察�Raked long ago and far away。
A narrow silence in the park�察�Between the lights a narrow dark。 One
street rolls on the north�察�and one�察�Muffled�察�upon the south doth run。 Amid
the mist the work is done。
A futile crop�察�for it the fire Smoulders�察�and�察�for a stack�察�a pyre。 So go
the town's lives on the breeze�察�Even as the sheddings of the trees�察�Bosom
nor barn is filled with these。
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
THE TWO POETS
Whose is the speech That moves the voices of this lonely beech�拭�Out
of the long West did this wild wind come ´ Oh strong and silent� �And the
tree was dumb�察 �Ready and dumb�察 �until The dumb gale struck it on the
darkened hill。
Two memories�察�Two powers�察�two promises�察�two silences Closed in this
cry�察�closed in these thousand leaves Articulate。 This sudden hour retrieves
The purpose of the past�察�Separate�察�apartembraced�察�embraced at last。
;Whose is the word�拭�Is it I that spake�拭�Is it thou�拭�Is it I that heard�拭─�
;Thine earth was solitary�察�yet I found thee� ─ �Thy sky was pathless�察�but I
caught�察�I bound thee�察�Thou visitant divine。; ;O thou my Voice�察�the word
was thine。; ;Was thine。;
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
A POET'S WIFE
I saw a tract of ocean locked in´land Within a field's embrace ´ The
very sea� �Afar it fled the strand And gave the seasons chase�察�And met the
night alone�察�the tempest spanned�察�Saw sunrise face to face。
O Poet�察 �more than ocean�察 �lonelier� �In inaccessible rest And storm
remote�察�thou�察�sea of thoughts�察�dost stir�察�Scattered through east to west�察 �
Now�察�while thou closest with the kiss of her Who locks thee to her breast。
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
VENERATION OF IMAGES
Thou man�察 �first´comer�察 �whose wide arms entreat�察 �Gather�察 �clasp�察�
welcome�察�bind�察�Lack�察�or remember� �whose warm pulses beat With love of
thine own kind�察�
Unlifted for a blessing on yon sea�察 �Unshrined on this high´way�察 �O
flesh�察�O grief�察�thou too shalt have our knee�察�Thou rood of every day� �
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THE FLOWER OF THE MIND
AT NIGHT
Home�察 �home from the horizon far and clear�察 �Hither the soft wings
sweep�察�Flocks of the memories of the day draw near The dovecote doors
of sleep。
O which are they that come through sweetest light Of all these homing
birds�拭�Which with
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