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LADY, WEEPING AT THE CROSSROADS by W.H. Auden

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“Lady, weeping at the crossroads Would you meet your love In the twilight with his greyhounds, And the hawk on his glove?   Bribe the birds then on the branches, Bribe them to be dumb, Stare the hot sun out … Continue reading →

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“The Goddess“ by Denise Levertov

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Paul Gauguin, “The Seed of the Areoi”   THE GODDESS, by Denise Levertov “She in whose lip service I passed my time, whose name I knew, but not her face, came upon me where I lay in Lie Castle! Flung … Continue reading →

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The Flowers

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Symbol Reader

Goddess Flora   “The Flowers” by Stéphane Mallarmé (translated by Henry Weinfield) “From golden showers of the ancient skies, On the first day, and the eternal snow of stars, You once unfastened giant calyxes For the young earth still innocent … Continue reading →

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