Poetry
Summer 1969
To a Friend Who Has Just Returned
Where were you, the last five years, Burrowing into life, with rumors of ships And voyages, the fog-deflected horns on seas I could only wade in, on deserted beaches— Where […]
Poetry
Autumn 1964
Foreknowledge
You'll know the look. In grandfathers a frame Prepared, a dull blue beckoning in The eyes, a hand that doesn't shake, but holds, Before the nets of nerves collapse. In […]
Poetry
Summer 1960
Recess at a Special School
Hand in hand they walk, a silent flock, Four pairs to a shepherd, smiling at The quiet sky. Puzzled when you speak, They watch the quivers of your shaping lips, […]