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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN ERASURE, by JANE BARLOW Poet's Biography First Line: Charmed to most crystal stillness by a wand Last Line: To brood onor such deft forgetfulness. Subject(s): Aging; Forgetfulness; Memory | |||
CHARMED to most crystal stillness by a wand Of sunlit calm, the mountain lake to-day Thought all her steep groves over, leaf and spray, Nor missed one dim bluebell or tawny frond So earnestly her lovely task she conned Or streak of gold-green turf that seemed a ray 'Twixt beechen stems, or lichened boulder grey, Or curve of keen-edged crag uplift beyond. And now the flagging pinion of a breeze Scarce flicked the water, yet swift ripples press With myriad lines to blur all trace of these. Great wealth, sad heart, were thine did'st thou possess But half her gift: such happy memories To brood onor such deft forgetfulness. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEMORY AS A HEARING AID by TONY HOAGLAND THE SAME QUESTION by JOHN HOLLANDER FORGET HOW TO REMEMBER HOW TO FORGET by JOHN HOLLANDER ON THAT SIDE by LAWRENCE JOSEPH MEMORY OF A PORCH by DONALD JUSTICE BEYOND THE HUNTING WOODS by DONALD JUSTICE A CURLEW'S CALL by JANE BARLOW |
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