men, women and ghosts(槻繁、溺繁才麹至)-及17嫗
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A bell rings。 Dinner´time�察�And after dinner there are lessons。
1777
I
The Trumpet´Vine Arbour
The throats of the little red trumpet´flowers are wide open�察�And the
clangour of brass beats against the hot sunlight。 They bray and blare at the
burning sky。 Red� �Red� �Coarse notes of red�察�Trumpeted at the blue sky。
In long streaks of sound�察�molten metal�察�The vine declares itself。 Clang� �
from its red and yellow trumpets。 Clang� �from its long�察�nasal trumpets�察�
Splitting the sunlight into ribbons�察�tattered and shot with noise。
I sit in the cool arbour�察�in a green´and´gold twilight。 It is very still�察�for
I cannot hear the trumpets�察�I only know that they are red and open�察�And
that the sun above the arbour shakes with heat。 My quill is newly mended�察�
And makes fine´drawn lines with its point。 Down the long�察�white paper it
makes little lines�察 �Just lines up down criss´cross。 My heart is
strained out at the pin´point of my quill�察 �It is thin and writhing like the
marks of the pen。 My hand marches to a squeaky tune�察�It marches down
the paper to a squealing of fifes。 My pen and the trumpet´flowers�察�And
Washington's armies away over the smoke´tree to the Southwest。 ;Yankee
Doodle�察─ �my Darling� �It is you against the British�察 �Marching in your
ragged shoes to batter down King George。 What have you got in your hat�拭�
Not a feather�察 �I wager。 Just a hay´straw�察 �for it is the harvest you are
fighting for。 Hay in your hat�察�and the whites of their eyes for a target� �Like
Bunker Hill�察 �two years ago�察 �when I watched all day from the house´top
Through Father's spy´glass。 The red city�察�and the blue�察�bright water�察�And
puffs of smoke which you made。 Twenty miles away�察 �Round by
Cambridge�察�or over the Neck�察�But the smoke was white white� �To´day
the trumpet´flowers are red red And I cannot see you fighting�察�But old
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Mr。 Dimond has fled to Canada�察�And Myra sings ;Yankee Doodle; at her
milking。 The red throats of the trumpets bray and clang in the sunshine�察�
And the smoke´tree puffs dun blossoms into the blue air。
II
The City of Falling Leaves
Leaves fall�察�Brown leaves�察�Yellow leaves streaked with brown。 They
fall�察�Flutter�察�Fall again。 The brown leaves�察�And the streaked yellow leaves�察�
Loosen on their branches And drift slowly downwards。 One�察 �One�察 �two�察�
three�察�One�察�two�察�five。 All Venice is a falling of Autumn leaves Brown�察�
And yellow streaked with brown。
;That sonnet�察 �Abate�察 �Beautiful�察 �I am quite exhausted by it。 Your
phrases turn about my heart And stifle me to swooning。 Open the window�察�
I beg。 Lord� �What a strumming of fiddles and mandolins� �'Tis really a
shame to stop indoors。 Call my maid�察�or I will make you lace me yourself。
Fie�察 �how hot it is�察 �not a breath of air� �See how straight the leaves are
falling。 Marianna�察�I will have the yellow satin caught up with silver fringe�察�
It peeps out delightfully from under a mantle。 Am I well painted to´day�察�
`caro Abate mio'�拭�You will be proud of me at the `Ridotto'�察�hey�拭�Proud of
being `Cavalier Servente' to such a lady�拭─ �Can you doubt it�察 �Bellissima
Contessa'�拭 �A pinch more rouge on the right cheek�察 �And Venus herself
shines less 。 。 。; ;You bore me�察�Abate�察�I vow I must change you� �A letter�察�
Achmet�拭�Run and look out of the window�察�Abate。 I will read my letter in
peace。; The little black slave with the yellow satin turban Gazes at his
mistress with strained eyes。 His yellow turban and black skin Are
gorgeous barbaric。 The yellow satin dress with its silver flashings Lies
on a chair Beside a black mantle and a black mask。 Yellow and black�察�
Gorgeous barbaric。 The lady reads her letter�察�And the leaves drift slowly
Past the long windows。 ;How silly you look�察 �my dear Abate�察 �With that
great brown leaf in your wig。 Pluck it off�察 �I beg you�察 �Or I shall die of
laughing。;
A yellow wall Aflare in the sunlight�察 �Chequered with shadows�察�
Shadows of vine leaves�察 �Shadows of masks。 Masks coming�察 �printing
themselves for an instant�察�Then passing on�察�More masks always replacing
them。 Masks with tricorns and rapiers sticking out behind Pursuing masks
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with plumes and high heels�察�The sunlight shining under their insteps。 One�察�
One�察�two�察�One�察�two�察�three�察�There is a thronging of shadows on the hot wall�察�
Filigreed at the top with moving leaves。 Yellow sunlight and black
shadows�察 �Yellow and black�察 �Gorgeous barbaric。 Two masks stand
together�察�And the shadow of a leaf falls through them�察�Marking the wall
where they are not。 From hat´tip to shoulder´tip�察�From elbow to sword´hilt�察�
The leaf falls。 The shadows mingle�察�Blur together�察�Slide along the wall and
disappear。 Gold of mosaics and candles�察�And night blackness lurking in
the ceiling beams。 Saint Mark's glitters with flames and reflections。 A
cloak brushes aside�察�And the yellow of satin Licks out over the coloured
inlays of the pavement。 Under the gold crucifixes There is a meeting of
hands Reaching from black mantles。 Sighing embraces�察 �bold
investigations�察 �Hide in confessionals�察 �Sheltered by the shuffling of feet。
Gorgeous barbaric In its mail of jewels and gold�察 �Saint Mark's looks
down at the swarm of black masks�察 �And outside in the palace gardens
brown leaves fall�察�Flutter�察�Fall。 Brown�察�And yellow streaked with brown。
Blue´black�察�the sky over Venice�察�With a pricking of yellow stars。 There
is no moon�察�And the waves push darkly against the prow Of the gondola�察�
Coming from Malamocco And streaming toward Venice。 It is black under
the gondola hood�察�But the yellow of a satin dress Glares out like the eye of
a watching tiger。 Yellow compassed about with darkness�察�Yellow and black�察�
Gorgeous barbaric。 The boatman sings�察 �It is Tasso that he sings�察 �The
lovers seek each other beneath their mantles�察�And the gondola drifts over
the lagoon�察 �aslant to the coming dawn。 But at Malamocco in front�察 �In
Venice behind�察�Fall the leaves�察�Brown�察�And yellow streaked with brown。
They fall�察�Flutter�察�Fall。
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Bronze Tablets
The Fruit Shop
Cross´ribboned shoes�察 �a muslin gown�察 �High´waisted�察 �girdled with
bright blue�察�A straw poke bonnet which hid the frown She pluckered her
little brows into As she picked her dainty passage through The dusty street。
;Ah�察�Mademoiselle�察�A dirty pathway�察�we need rain�察�My poor fruits suffer�察�
and the shell Of this nut's too big for its kernel�察�lain Here in the sun it has
shrunk again。 The baker down at the corner says We need a battle to shake
the clouds�察�But I am a man of peace�察�my ways Don't look to the killing of
men in