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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WIND AT KAHUKA, by BIM MELGAARD First Line: The gods of unrest are come from the sunset Last Line: Battle the darkness, and capture the women. | |||
The gods of unrest are come from the sunset Riding foam horses across the green water; Horses with white tails that flare in their panic, Spray manes that spread wide through fear of their masters; Leaving the western sky pillaged and blazing, Spilling its burning gold on the horizon. Out of the west they come galloping, cursing, Lashing their plunging mounts faster and faster, Digging sharp spurs into flanks that are dripping, Spending coarse laughter upon the cloud women, Upon those pale virgins fleeing affrighted Rushing before them into the evening. How it beguiles their thick wits just to watch them, The white fragile ones who run from embraces. Ho! A huge joke and the vandals enjoy it, Flinging a heavy jest into the silence, Rocking so almost to fall from the stirrups, Roaring until their fat bellies are bursting. Now green water-horses slack in their running; They stumble and fall against the black island. Rowel nor wind-lash can rouse their dull bodies Broken by lava stones. While they are dying The lords of disorder rush the sheer cliff side, Battle the darkness, and capture the women. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ORDER THE DESTRUCTION by BIM MELGAARD RETURN TO FORGOTTEN VALLEY by BIM MELGAARD WAIKIKI: DECEMBER by BIM MELGAARD WAIKIKI: EVENING by BIM MELGAARD OWL AGAINST ROBIN by SIDNEY LANIER SANTA FE SKETCHES by CARL SANDBURG HEREDITY by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH ODE TO WISDOM by ELIZABETH CARTER TO THE AUTHOR OF 'THE ROBBERS' (SCHILLER) by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |
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