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leave-taking

Greek Tragedy - by Ian A. Olson

{ Poem }

They did not know they stood by Leukas’ rocks
/ (Where Sappho’s story hurls her from above)
/ While waiting for the transports to…

Left Behind - by Ian A. Olson

{ Poem }

I cannot bring myself to burst your everywhere balloons
/ That cheer our rooms, mementos of delight,
/ Nor bundle bears, deep buried in…

Gone but Not Forgotten - by Maud Sulter

{ Poem }

On leaving
you playfully punched
my left
shoulder…

The Late Swallow - by Edwin Muir

{ Poem }

Leave, leave your well-loved nest,
/ Late swallow, and fly away.
/ Here is no rest
/ For hollowing heart and wearying wing.
/ Your comrades all have…

John o’ Lorn - by Neil Munro

{ Poem }

My plaid is on my shoulder and my boat is on the shore,
/ And it’s all bye…

As Time Draws Near - by Iain Crichton Smith

{ Poem }

As time draws near
/ the end of our days
/ and the plates fall
/
/ away from our knees,
/ let us not be…

The Three - by Alan Jackson

{ Poem }

In the depth of winter
/ In the dark of night
/ There was only one house,
/ Only one light.
/
/ I walked down the…

Bon Voyage - by Alan Jackson

{ Poem }

I want it to be clear that the I in this book is I.
/ I do not subscribe to any…

Lines Before Going - by Alexander Robertson

{ Poem }

Soon is the night of our faring to regions unknown,
/ There not to flinch at the challenge suddenly thrown
/ By the great…

Thrawn Kate - by William Hutcheson

{ Poem }

We gaed thegither through the rye
/ As gloaming dusked the dell,
/ He clamb the dyke, I wadna try,
/ And sae I said farewell.
/ I…

Parting - by Diana Hendry

{ Poem }

i.m. Julie Betty Rowan
/
/
/ Early autumn the school trunk would re-appear
/ as if to say summer was over, time for my sister…

Rouen - by May Wedderburn Cannan

{ Poem }

Rouen
/ April 26 – May 25, 1915
/
/ Early morning over Rouen, hopeful, high, courageous morning,
/ And the laughter of adventure and the steepness…

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