Although I have often commented on him, Richard Wilbur doesn't need my blather. Here he is, simply being his perfect, poetic self.
April 5, 1974
by Richard Wilbur
The air was soft, the ground still cold.
In the dull pasture where I strolled
Was something I could not believe.
Dead grass appeared to slide and heave,
Though still too frozen-flat to stir,
And rocks to twitch and all to blur.
What was this rippling of the land?
Was matter getting out of hand
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(Read the rest here, at The Writer's Almanac.)
3 comments:
Such a perfect poem for spring, Karen.
"It came of winter’s giving ground
So that the freeze was coming out,
As when a set mind, blessed by doubt,
Relaxes into mother-wit.
Flowers, I said, will come of it" -
that's a killer last stanza. Thanks for sharing today!
Lovely poem. Great last line! I like Wilbur's poetry too :).
Robyn, yes, the last stanza (just had to re-type that as it came out "lastanza" but I think I like that!) is amazing.
Jama, thanks for stopping by and so glad you like it, too!
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