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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 

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