Nature

Irradiations: XI

by John Gould Fletcher 1886–1950

From Irradiations: Sand and Spray (1915)

Nature

The clouds are like a sombre sea:
On shining screens of ebony
Are carven marvels of my heart.

'Gainst crimson placques of cinnabar
Shrills, like a diamond, dawn's last star.

The gardens of my heart are green:
The rain drips off the glistening leaves.
In the humid gardens of my soul,
The crimson peonies explode.

I am like a drop of rose-flushed rain,
Clinging to crimson petals of love.

In the afternoon, over gold screens,
I will brush the blue dust of my dreams.

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Fletcher, John Gould. “Irradiations: XI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fletcher/15/.

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