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                                 Battledore and Shuttlecock 

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

sinks   to   a   perfect   arc。   Plat�   �the   battledore   strikes   it�察�And   it   rises   again�察�

Without   haste�察 �Winged   and   curving�察 �Tracing   its   white   flight Against   the 

clipped   hemlock´trees。   Plat�   �Up   again�察  �Orange   and   sparkling   with   sun�察�

Rounding       under    the   blue   sky�察  �Dropping�察    �Fading     to  grey´green      In  the 

shadow of the coned hemlocks。 ;Ninety´one。;                     ;Ninety´two。;        ;Ninety´ 

three。; The   arms   of   the little   girls   Come   up      and up      Precisely�察  �Like 

mechanical toys。 The battledores beat at nothing�察�And toss the dazzle of 

snow      Off   their  parchment       drums。    ;Ninety´four。;       Plat�     �Ninety´five。; 

Plat�   �Back   and   forth   Goes   the   shuttlecock�察  �Icicle´white�察  �Leaping   at   the 

sharp´edged   clouds�察  �Overturning�察  �Falling�察  �Down�察  �And   down�察  �Tinctured 

with pink From the upthrusting shine Of Oriental poppies。 

     The little girls sway to the counting rhythm�察�Left foot�察�Right foot。 Plat� �

Plat�    �Yellow     heat   twines     round    the   handles     of  the   battledores�察    �The 

parchment cracks with dryness�察�But the shuttlecock Swings slowly into the 

ice´blue sky�察�Heaving up on the warm air Like a foam´bubble on a wave�察�

With feathers slanted and sustaining。 Higher�察�Until the earth turns beneath 

it�察  �Poised   and   swinging�察�With   all   the garden   flowing beneath it�察  �Scarlet�察�

and   blue�察  �and   purple�察  �and   white      Blurred   colour   reflections   in   rippled 

water  Changing  streaming  For the moment that Stella takes to lift 

her   arm。   Then   the   shuttlecock   relinquishes�察  �Bows�察  �Descends�察  �And   the 

sharp blue spears of the air Thrust it to earth。 

     Again it mounts�察�Stepping up on the rising scents of flowers�察�Buoyed 

up and under by the shining heat。 Above the foxgloves�察�Above the guelder´ 

roses�察�Above the  greenhouse glitter�察�Till   the shafts   of  cooler air  Meet   it�察�



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Deflect   it�察  �Reject   it�察  �Then   down�察  �Down�察  �Past   the   greenhouse�察  �Past   the 

guelder´rose bush�察�Past the foxgloves。 

     ;Ninety´nine�察─�Stella's battledore springs to the impact。 Plunk�                  �Like 

the snap of a taut string。 ;Oh�         �Minna� ─�The shuttlecock drops zigzagedly�察�

Out of orbit�察�Hits the path�察�And rolls over quite still。 Dead white feathers�察�

With a weight at the end。 

                                                   III 

                                        Garden Games 

     The tall clock is striking twelve�察�And the little girls stop in the hall to 

watch it�察�And the big ships rocking in a half´circle Above the dial。 Twelve 

o'clock�   �Down   the   side   steps   Go   the   little   girls�察  �Under   their   big   round 

straw hats。 Minna's has a pink ribbon�察�Stella's a blue�察�That is the way they 

know which is which。 Twelve o'clock� �An hour yet before dinner。 Mother 

is busy in the still´room�察�And Hannah is making gingerbread。 

     Slowly�察  �with lagging   steps�察�They  follow  the  garden´path�察 �Crushing   a 

leaf of box for its acrid smell�察�Discussing what they shall do�察�And doing 

nothing。 

     ;Stella�察  �see   that   grasshopper   Climbing   up   the   bank�   �What   a   jump� �

Almost   as   long   as   my   arm。;   Run�察  �children�察  �run。   For   the   grasshopper   is 

leaping away�察�In half´circle curves�察�Shuttlecock curves�察�Over the grasses。 

Hand   in   hand�察  �the   little   girls   call   to   him�此 �Grandfather�察  �grandfather 

gray�察      �Give me molasses�察�or I'll throw you away。; 

     The grasshopper leaps into the sunlight�察�Golden´green�察�And is gone。 

     ;Let's   catch   a   bee。;   Round   whirl   the   little   girls�察�And   up   the   garden。 

Two heads are thrust among the Canterbury bells�察�Listening�察�And fingers 

clasp and unclasp behind backs In a strain of silence。 

     White bells�察�Blue bells�察�Hollow and reflexed。 Deep tunnels of blue and 

white   dimness�察  �Cool   wine´tunnels   for   bees。   There   is   a   floundering   and 

buzzing over Minna's head。 

     ;Bend      it  down�察   �Stella。   Quick�      �Quick� ─     �The    wide   mouth     of   a 

blossom Is pressed together in Minna's fingers。 The stem flies up�察�jiggling 

its flower´bells�察�And Minna holds the dark blue cup in her hand�察�With the 

bee Imprisoned in it。 Whirr� �Buzz� �Bump� �Bump� �Whiz� �Bang� �BANG�。 �

The blue flower tears across like paper�察�And a gold´black bee darts away 



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in the sunshine。 

     ;If we could fly�察�we could catch him。; The sunshine is hot on Stella's 

upturned   face�察�As   she   stares   after   the   bee。   ;We'll   follow   him   in   a   dove 

chariot。 Come on�察�Stella。; Run�察�children�察�Along the red gravel paths�察�For a 

bee is hard to catch�察�Even with a chariot of doves。 

     Tall�察�still�察�and cowled�察�Stand the monk's´hoods�察�Taller than the heads 

of the little girls。 A blossom for Minna。 A blossom for Stella。 Off comes 

the   cowl�察�And   there   is   a   purple´painted   chariot�察  �Off   comes   the   forward 

petal�察�And there are two little green doves�察�With green traces tying them to 

the chariot。 ;Now we will get in�察�and fly right up to the clouds。                       Fly�察�

Doves�察�up in the sky�察          �With Minna and me�察             �After the bee。; 

     Up   one   path�察  �Down   another�察  �Run   the   little   girls�察  �Holding   their   dove 

chariots    in  front   of  them�察   �But   the  bee   is  hidden    in  the  trumpet    of   a 

honeysuckle�察�With his wings folded along his back。 

     The dove chariots are thrown away�察�And the little girls wander slowly 

through      the   garden�察    �Sucking      the   salvia    tips�察 �And     squeezing      the 

snapdragons To make them gape。 ;I'm so hot�察�Let's pick a pansy And see 

the little man in his bath�察�And play we're he。; A royal bath´tub�察�Hung with 

purple   stuffs   and   yellow。 The   great   purple´yellow  wings   Rise   up   behind 

the little red and green man�察�The purple´yellow wings fan him�察�He dabbles 

his feet in cool green。 Off with the green sheath�察�And there are two spindly 

legs。 ;Heigho� ─�sighs Minna。 ;Heigho� ─�sighs Stella。 There is not a flutter 

of wind�察�And the sun is directly overhead。 

     Along the   edge of   the garden Walk   the   little girls。 Their hats�察  �round 

and yellow like cheeses�察�Are dangling by the ribbons。 The grass is a tumult 

of buttercups and daisies�察�Buttercups and daisies streaming away Up the 

hill。 The garden is purple�察�and pink�察�and orange�察�and scarlet�察�The garden is 

hot with   colours。 But   the meadow  is only  yellow�察 �and white�察 �and   green�察�

Cool�察�and long�察�and quiet。 The little girls pick buttercups And hold them 

under     each   other's   chins。   ;You're    as  gold   as   Grandfather's     snuff´box。 

You're going to be very rich�察�Minna。; ;Oh´o´o�                �Then I'll ask my husband 

to give me a pair of garnet earrings Just like Aunt Nancy's。 I wonder if he 

will。 I know。       We'll tell fortunes。 That's what we'll do。; Plump down in 

the meadow grass�察�Stella and Minna�察�With their round yellow hats�察�Like 



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cheeses�察�Beside them。 Drop�察�Drop�察�Daisy petals。                    ;One I love�察        �Two 

I   love�察     �Three   I   love   I   say   。   。   。;   The   ground   is   peppered   with   daisy 

petals�察�And the little girls nibble the golden centres�察�And play it is cake。 

     A bell rings。 Dinner´time�察�And after dinner there are lessons。 



         

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