Nature
Bright Clouds
From Poems (1917, as 'Edward Eastaway')
NatureTime & Brevity
Bright clouds of may
Shade half the pond.
Beyond,
All but one bay
Of emerald
Tall reeds
Like criss-cross bayonets
Where a bird once called,
Lies bright as the sun.
No one heeds.
The light wind frets
And drifts the scum
Of may-blossom.
Till the moorhen calls
Again
Naught's to be done
By birds or men.
Still the may falls.
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Codex Note
May blossom on a pond in short, jumpy lines: reeds like bayonets, a moorhen's call. The poem ends 'Still the may falls.'
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas, Edward. “Bright Clouds.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/thomas_e/9/.
Chicago
Thomas, Edward. “Bright Clouds.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/thomas_e/9/.
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