Bay: A Book of Poems E-Book

D H Lawrence

• Herausgeber: DigiCat
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

In 'Bay: A Book of Poems' by D. H. Lawrence, the reader is immersed in a collection of evocative and emotionally charged poems. The book showcases Lawrence's unique literary style, known for its raw and passionate exploration of human nature and the natural world. The poems in 'Bay' delve into themes of love, desire, and the complexities of relationships, all portrayed with intense lyricism and vivid imagery. This work significantly contributes to Lawrence's reputation as a master of modernist poetry, blending traditional forms with innovative language and themes. 'Bay' is a significant addition to the literary canon, offering readers a profound and thought-provoking experience. Fans of poetry and modernist literature will find 'Bay' to be a captivating and enriching read, showcasing Lawrence's unparalleled talent and depth of insight.

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D. H. Lawrence

Bay: A Book of Poems

 

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Table of Contents

GUARDS!

EVOLUTIONS OF SOLDIERS

THE LITTLE TOWN AT EVENING

LAST HOURS

TOWN

AFTER THE OPERA

GOING BACK

ON THE MARCH

BOMBARDMENT

WINTER-LULL

THE ATTACK

OBSEQUIAL ODE

SHADES

BREAD UPON THE WATERS.

RUINATION

RONDEAU OF A CONSCIENTIOUS

OBJECTOR.

TOMMIES IN THE TRAIN

WAR-BABY

NOSTALGIA

GUARDS!

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A Review in Hyde Park 1913. The Crowd Watches.

WHERE the trees rise like cliffs, proud and blue-tinted in the distance, Between the cliffs of the trees, on the grey- green park Rests a still line of soldiers, red motionless range of guards Smouldering with darkened busbies beneath the bay- onets' slant rain. Colossal in nearness a blue police sits still on his horse Guarding the path; his hand relaxed at his thigh, And skyward his face is immobile, eyelids aslant In tedium, and mouth relaxed as if smiling—ineffable tedium! So! So! Gaily a general canters across the space, With white plumes blinking under the evening grey sky. And suddenly, as if the ground moved The red range heaves in slow, magnetic reply.

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The red range heaves and compulsory sways, ah see! in the flush of a march Softly-impulsive advancing as water towards a weir from the arch Of shadow emerging as blood emerges from inward shades of our night Encroaching towards a crisis, a meeting, a spasm and throb of delight. The wave of soldiers, the coming wave, the throbbing red breast of approach Upon us; dark eyes as here beneath the busbies glit- tering, dark threats that broach Our beached vessel; darkened rencontre inhuman, and closed warm lips, and dark Mouth-hair of soldiers passing above us, over the wreck of our bark. And so, it is ebb-time, they turn, the eyes beneath the busbies are gone. But the blood has suspended its timbre, the heart from out of oblivion Knows but the retreat of the burning shoulders, the red-swift waves of the sweet Fire horizontal declining and ebbing, the twilit ebb of retreat.