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Aflame
fire is the backward
uniform of buildings
fire tells me my question
is only a common cry
when you came O falcon
to my bed
Poems on the topic: falcon
Poems on the topic “falcon” on Poets.by.
Peregrine
a falcon just dead
it and the rain raw as parted friends
Response to Descartes
the difference between waking
and dreaming is the difference
between having a falcon
and having the moon at my door
Bird of prey
a falcon where we fish
simple as a master
I do not believe but must believe
in the supple art of folly
to see with an ear
to eat my own
Statecraft
Give orders
to give orders.
A falcon on the hill or a gallows—
which is king?
Falconer
I put on my gray
riding garb to go up
the garden stairs
and made a hand
with five guns
for the king’s falcon,
who fell asleep
in my head.
The Falcon
Why should my sleepy heart be taught
To whistle mocking-bird replies?
This is another bird you've caught,
Soft-feathered, with a falcon's eyes.
The bird Imagination,
That flies so far, that dies so soon;
Her wings are colored like the sun,
Her breast is colored like the moon.
Weave her a chain of silver twist,
And a little hood of scarlet wool,
And let her perch upon your wrist,
And tell her she is beautiful.
A Proud Lady
Hate in the world's hand
Can carve and set its seal
Like the strong blast of sand
Which cuts into steel.
I have seen how the finger of hate
Can mar and mold
Faces burned passionate
And frozen cold.
Sorrowful faces worn
As stone with rain,
Faces writhing with scorn
And sullen with pain.
But you have a proud face
Which the world cannot harm,
You have turned the pain to a grace
And the scorn to a charm.
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