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and the dust settles down。          A little whirl of wind comes up Tilbury road。 

It brings a sound of wheels and feet。 The wind reels a moment and faints 

to nothing under the sign´post。 Wind again�察�wheels and feet louder。                   Wind 

again  again  again。 A drop of rain�察�flat into the dust。              Drop�  �Drop� �

Thick heavy raindrops�察�and a shrieking wind bending the great trees and 

wrenching off their leaves。 

     Under the black sky�察�bowed and dripping with rain�察�up Tilbury road�察�

comes the procession。          A funeral procession�察�bound for the graveyard at 

Wayfleet。      Feet   and   wheels      feet   and   wheels。   And   among   them   one 

who is carried。 

     The bones in the deep�察�still earth shiver and pull。               There is a quiver 

through   the   rotted   stake。    Then   stake   and   bones   fall   together   in   a   little 

puffing of dust。 

     Like meshes of linked steel the rain shuts down behind the procession�察�

now well along the Wayfleet road。 

     He   wavers   like   smoke   in   the   buffeting   wind。    His   fingers   blow   out 

like   smoke�察  �his   head   ripples   in   the   gale。  Under   the   sign´post�察  �in   the 

pouring   rain�察  �he   stands�察  �and   watches   another   quavering   figure   drifting 

down   the   Wayfleet   road。      Then   swiftly   he   streams   after   it。  It   flickers 

among   the     trees。   He    licks   out  and   winds    about    them。    Over�察   �under�察�

blown�察    �contorted。      Spindrift    after   spindrift�察  �smoke     following     smoke。 

There is a wailing through the trees�察�a wailing of fear�察�and after it laughter 

 laughter  laughter�察�skirling up to the black sky。 Lightning jags over the 

funeral procession。        A heavy clap of thunder。 Then darkness and rain�察�and 

the sound of feet and wheels。 



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                               A Roxbury Garden 



                                              I 

                                           Hoops 

     Blue and pink sashes�察�Criss´cross shoes�察�Minna and Stella run out into 

the garden To play at hoop。 

     Up and down the garden´paths they race�察�In the yellow sunshine�察�Each 

with a big round hoop White as a stripped willow´wand。 

     Round   and   round   turn   the   hoops�察 �Their   diamond   whiteness   cleaving 

the yellow sunshine。 The gravel crunches and squeaks beneath them�察�And 

a large pebble springs them into the air To go whirling for a foot or two 

Before they touch the earth again In a series of little jumps。 

     Spring�察  �Hoops�   �Spit   out   a   shower   of   blue   and   white   brightness。  The 

little criss´cross shoes twinkle behind you�察�The pink and blue sashes flutter 

like flags�察�The hoop´sticks are ready to beat you。 Turn�察�turn�察�Hoops�                  �In 

the   yellow    sunshine。    Turn   your   stripped    willow   whiteness     Along    the 

smooth paths。 

     Stella   sings�此       �Round      and   round�察  �rolls  my    hoop�察      �Scarcely 

touching the ground�察          �With a swoop�察         �And a bound�察         �Round and 

round。        With   a   bumpety�察  �crunching�察  �scattering   sound�察        �Down   the 

garden it flies�察       �In our eyes         The sun lies。         See it spin        Out 

and in�察      �Through the paths it goes whirling�察            �About the beds curling。 

Sway now to the loop�察            �Faster�察�faster�察�my hoop。          Round you come�察�

Up you come�察          �Quick and straight as before。             Run�察�run�察�my hoop�察�

run�察      �Away from the sun。; 

     And   the   great   hoop   bounds   along   the   path�察  �Leaping   into   the   wind´ 

bright air。 

     Minna   sings�此        �Turn�察  �hoop�察       �Burn    hoop�察      �Twist   and    twine 

Hoop     of  mine。       Flash    along�察      �Leap    along�察      �Right    at  the  sun。 

Run�察  �hoop�察   �run。      Faster    and   faster�察    �Whirl�察   �twirl。      Wheel     like 

fire�察     �And spin like glass�察         �Fire's no whiter        Glass is no brighter。 

Dance�察       �Prance�察       �Over and over�察         �About and about�察         �With the 

top   of   you   under�察      �And    the   bottom    at  top�察     �But    never   a  stop。 



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Turn about�察�hoop�察�to the tap of my stick�察                 �I follow behind you             To 

touch     and    remind     you。        Burn      and   glitter�察  �so  white    and    quick�察�

Round and round�察�to the tap of a stick。; 

     The   hoop   flies   along   between   the   flower´beds�察  �Swaying   the   flowers 

with the wind of its passing。 

     Beside   the   foxglove´border   roll   the   hoops�察  �And   the   little   pink   and 

white bells shake and jingle Up and down their tall spires�察�They roll under 

the   snow´ball   bush�察  �And   the   ground   behind   them   is   strewn   with   white 

petals�察�They swirl round a corner�察�And jar a bee out of a Canterbury bell�察�

They cast their shadows for an instant Over a bed of pansies�察�Catch against 

the spurs   of   a   columbine�察  �Jostle   the   quietness   from  a   cluster   of   monk's´ 

hood。 Pat� �Pat� �behind them come the little criss´cross shoes�察�And the blue 

and pink sashes stream out in flappings of colour。 

     Stella sings�此         �Hoop�察�hoop�察          �Roll along�察        �Faster bowl along�察�

Hoop。           Slow�察    �to   the  turning�察         �Now      go�     �Go�         �Quick� �

Here's the stick。          Rat´a´tap´tap it�察        �Pat it�察�flap it。       Fly like a bird 

or   a   yellow´backed       bee�察      �See    how    soon    you   can   reach    that  tree。 

Here is a path that is perfectly straight。              Roll along�察�hoop�察�or we shall 

be late。; 

     Minna      sings�此        �Trip    about�察   �slip  about�察   �whip    about        Hoop。 

Wheel like a top at its quickest spin�察             �Then�察�dear hoop�察�we shall surely 

win。        First to the greenhouse and then to the wall                Circle and circle�察�

And let the wind push you�察              �Poke you�察         �Brush you�察         �And not let 

you fall。        Whirring you round like a wreath of mist。                 Hoopety hoop�察�

Twist�察       �Twist。; 

     Tap� �Tap� �go the hoop´sticks�察�And the hoops bowl along under a grape 

arbour。 For an instant   their willow  whiteness is green�察�Pale   white´green。 

Then they are out in the sunshine�察�Leaving the half´formed grape clusters 

A´tremble under their big leaves。 

     ;I   will   beat   you�察 �Minna�察─  �cries   Stella�察  �Hitting her   hoop smartly  with 

her stick。 ;Stella�察�Stella�察�we are winning�察─�calls Minna�察�As her hoop curves 

round a bed of clove´pinks。 A humming´bird whizzes past Stella's ear�察�And 

two   or   three   yellow´and´black   butterflies   Flutter�察  �startled�察  �out   of   a  pillar 

rose。 Round and round race the little girls After their great white hoops。 



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     Suddenly Minna stops。 Her hoop wavers an instant�察�But she catches it 

up on her stick。 ;Listen�察�Stella� ─�Both the little girls are listening�察�And the 

scents   of   the   garden   rise   up   quietly   about   them。   ;It's   the   chaise�    �It's 

Father�  �Perhaps he's   brought   us   a  book   from  Boston。; Twinkle�察  �twinkle�察�

the little criss´cross shoes Up the garden path。 Blue  pink  an instant�察�

against the syringa hedge。 But the hoops�察�white as stripped willow´wands�察�

Lie in the grass�察�And the grasshoppers jump back and forth Over them。 

                                                     II 

                                 Battledore and Shuttlecock 

     The shuttlecock soars upward In a parabola of whiteness�察�Turns�察�And 

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