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Born in August 5, 1889 / Died in August 17, 1973 / United States / English

Poems by Conrad Aiken

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The House Of Dust: Part 02: 05:

... . . And the fountain dwindles, the sunlight seems to pale ...

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The Things

... The house in Broad Street, red brick, with nine rooms ...

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Rose and Murray

... And while he sleeps, knowing she ought to hate, ...

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Improvisations: Light and Snow: 01

... She thrums the strings aimlessly with her finger-nails ...

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Melody In A Restaurant

... And oaks are stripped and bare, and smoke with lightning ...

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The Wars and the Unknown Soldier

... battalions locked arms in chaos, the bravest, the heroes, ...

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Illicit

... while she, Perplexed and tired, half told me I must go, ...

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The Grasshopper

... sipped from a clover leaf would do ...

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Improvisations: Light And Snow: 13

... And danced; And as she danced the old house gravely trembled ...

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Multitudes Turn In Darkness

... We dream we are numberless sea-waves, languidly foaming ...

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The House Of Dust: Part 01: 08:

... . . It seems an enormous sleeper, within whose brain ...

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The House Of Dust: Part 03: 04:

... while she, Perplexed and tired, half told me I must go,— ...

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The House Of Dust: Part 02: 06:

... . . Paul would never forgive her—he'd never forgive her! ...

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The House Of Dust: Part 01: 06:

... ' The wind hurls blows at the rain-starred glistening windows, ...

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Improvisations: Light And Snow: 09

... . . ! And nevertheless, my heart breaks when I think of them, ...