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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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Men�察�Women and Ghosts
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