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found�此�Where ends the soul that yearns for the fillet of morning stars�察�The 

soul   in   the   toils   of   the   journeying   worlds�察  �Whose   eye   is   filled   with   the 

Image of God�察�And the end is Death� �

     GEORGE CABOT LODGE 



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                                       FRIMAIRE 



    DEAREST�察�we are like two flowers Blooming in the garden�察�A purple 

aster flower and a red one Standing alone in a withered desolation。 

     The   garden   plants   are   shattered   and   seeded�察  �One   brittle   leaf   scrapes 

against another�察�Fiddling echoes of a rush of petals。 Now only you and I 

nodding together。 

    Many   were   with   us�察  �they   have   all   faded。   Only   we   are   purple   and 

crimson�察�Only we in the dew´clear mornings�察�Smarten into color as the sun 

rises。 

    When I scarcely see you in the flat moonlight�察�And later when my cold 

roots tighten�察�I am anxious for morning�察�I cannot rest in fear of what may 

happen。 

    You   or   I´and   I   am   a   coward。   Surely   frost   should   take   the   crimson。 

Purple is a finer color�察�

    Very splendid in isolation。 

     So   we   nod   above   the   broken   Stems   of   flowers   almost   rotted。   Many 

mornings there cannot be now For us both。            Ah�察�Dear�察�I love you� �

    AMY LOWELL 



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                                PATTERNS 



    I WALK   down   the   garden   paths�察�And   all   the   daffodils Are   blowing�察�

and the bright blue squills。 I walk down the patterned garden paths In my 

stiff�察�brocaded gown。 With my powdered hair and jewelled fan�察�I too am a 

rare Pattern。    As I wander down The garden paths。 

    My dress is richly figured�察�And the train Makes a pink and silver stain 

On the gravel�察�and the thrift Of the borders。 Just a plate of current fashion�察�

Tripping     by  in  high´heeled�察  �ribboned    shoes。   Not   a  softness  anywhere 

about me�察�Only a whale´bone and brocade。 

    And I sink on a seat in the shade Of a lime tree。         For my passion Wars 

against the stiff brocade。 The daffodils and squills Flutter in the breeze As 

they please。 And I weep�察�For the lime tree is in blossom And one   small 

flower has dropped upon my bosom。 

       And the splashing of waterdrops In the marble fountain Comes down 

the garden paths。 The dripping never stops。 Underneath my stiffened gown 

Is the softness of a woman bathing in a marble basin�察�A basin in the midst 

of hedges grown So thick�察�she cannot see her lover hiding�察�But she guesses 

he is near�察�And the sliding of the water Seems the stroking of a dear Hand 

upon her。 What is Summer in a fine brocaded gown� �I should like to see it 

lying in a heap upon the ground。 All the pink and silver crumpled up upon 

the ground。 

    I would be the pink and silver as I ran along the paths�察�And he would 

stumble   after�察  �Bewildered   by   my   laughter。   I   should   see   the   sun   flashing 

from his sword hilt and the buckles on his shoes。 I would choose To lead 

him in a maze along the patterned paths�察�A bright and laughing maze for 

my heavy´booted lover�察�Till he caught me in the shade�察�And the buttons of 

his waistcoat bruised my body as he clasped me�察�Aching�察�melting�察�unafraid。 

With the shadows of the leaves and the sundrops�察�And the plopping of the 

waterdrops�察�All about us in the open afternoon´ I am very like to swoon 

With the weight of this brocade�察�For the sun sifts through the shade。 

    Underneath the fallen blossom In my bosom�察�Is a letter I have hid。 It 

was brought to me this morning by a rider from the Duke。 ;Madam�察�we 

regret   to  inform    you   that  Lord   Hart´   well   Died   in  action   Thursday 



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sen'night。; As I read it in the white morning sunlight。 The letters squirmed 

like   snakes。   ;Any  answer�察  �Madam�察─  �said   my   footman。   ;No�察─  �I   told   him。 

;See that the messenger takes some refreshment。 No�察  �no answer。; And   I 

walked   into   the   garden�察  �Up   and   down   the   patterned   paths�察  �In   my   stiff�察�

correct brocade。 The blue and yellow flowers stood up proudly in the sun�察�

Each one。 I stood upright too�察�Held rigid to the pattern By the stiffness of 

my gown。 Up and down I walked�察�Up and down。 

     In   a  month    be   would    have   been    my   husband�察    �In  a  month�察   �here�察�

underneath this lime�察�We would have broke the pattern�察�He for me�察�and I 

for him�察�He as Colonel�察�I as lady�察�On this shady seat。 He had a whim That 

sunlight carried blessing。 And I answered�察 �It shall be as you have said。; 

       Now he is dead。 

       In Summer   and in Winter I   shall   walk Up   and down The patterned 

garden paths In my stiff�察�brocaded gown。 The squills and the daffodils Will 

give place to pillared roses�察�and to asters�察�and to snow。 

       I shall go Up and down�察�In my gown。 Gorgeously arrayed�察�Boned and 

stayed。 And   the   softness   of   my   body   will   be   guarded   from   embrace   By 

each   button�察  �hook   and   lace。   For   the   man   who   should   loose   me   is   dead�察�

Fighting with the Duke in Flanders�察�In a pattern called a war。 Christ� �What 

are patterns for�拭�

     AMY LOWELL 



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                                 A BATHER 



     THICK      dappled     by  circles   of  sunshine    and   fluttering   shade。   Your 

bright�察  �naked   body   advances�察  �blown   over   by   leaves�察  �Half´quenched   in 

their various green�察�just a point Of you showing�察�A knee or a thigh�察�sudden 

glimpsed�察�then at once Blotted into The filmy and flickering forest�察�to start 

out again Triumphant in smooth�察�supple roundness�察�edged Sharp as white 

ivory�察  �Cool�察  �perfect�察  �with   rose   rarely   tinting   your   lips   and Your   breasts�察�

Swelling   out   from   the   green   in   the   opulent   curves   Of   ripe   fruit�察  �And 

hidden�察  �like   fruit�察  �by   the   swift   intermittence   Of   leaves。   So�察  �clinging   to 

branches and moss�察�you advance on the ledges Of rock which hang over 

the stream�察�with the wood´smells about you�察�The pungence of strawberry 

plants and of gum´ oozing spruces�察�While below runs the water impatient�察�

impatient´ to take you�察�To splash you�察�to run down your sides�察�to sing you 

of   deepness�察  �Of   pools   brown   and   golden�察  �with   brown´and´gold   flags   on 

their borders�察�Of blue�察�lingering skies floating solemnly over your beauty�察�

Of undulant waters a´sway in the effort to hold you 

     To   keep   you   submerged   and   quiescent   while   over   you   glories   The 

summer。 Oread�察�Dryad�察�or Naiad�察�or just Woman�察�clad only in youth and in 

gallant perfection�察�Standing up in a great burst of sunshine�察�you dazzle my 

eyes Like a snow´star�察�a moon�察�your effulgence burns up in a halo�察�For you 

are the chalice which holds all the races of men。 You slip into the pool and 

the   water   folds   over   your   shoulder�察  �And   over   the   tree´tops   the   clouds 

slowly follow your swimming�察�To behold the way they act。 And the scent 

of the woods is sweet on this hot summer morning。 

     AMY LOWELL 

       LEPRECHAUNS             AND     CLURICAUNS            OVER      where    the   Irish 

hedges Are with blossoms white as snow�察�Over where the limestone ledges 

Through   the   soft   green   grasses   show´   There   the   fairies   may   be   seen   In 

their jackets of red and green�察�Leprechauns and cluricauns�察�And the other 

ones�察�I ween。 

     And�察�bedad�察�it is a wonder To behold the way they act。 They're the lads 

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