Nature

Irradiations: XIV

by John Gould Fletcher 1886–1950

From Irradiations: Sand and Spray (1915)

Nature

Brown bed of earth, still fresh and warm with love,
Now hold me tight:
Broad field of sky, where the clouds laughing move,
Fill up my pores with light:
You trees, now talk to me, chatter and scold or weep,
Or drowsing stand:
You winds, now play with me, you wild things creep,
You boulders, bruise my hand!
I now am yours and you are mine: it matters not
What Gods herein I see:
You grow in me, I am rooted to this spot,
We drink and pass the cup, immortally.

MLA

Fletcher, John Gould. “Irradiations: XIV.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fletcher/18/.

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Fletcher, John Gould. “Irradiations: XIV.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fletcher/18/.

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