Poems by Louise Gluck
Snowdrops
... of earliest spring--afraid, yes, but among you again ...
The Triumph Of Achilles
... the hierarchy is always apparant, though the legends ...
Penelope's Song
... Therefore Call out to him over the open water, over the bright ...
Siren
... Think this way? I deserveCredit for my courage--I sat in the dark on your front porch ...
Parable Of The Dove
... a rule of art: change your form and you change your nature ...
Nostos
... We look at the world once, in childhood ...
Early Darkness
... reach back far enough--Never forget you are my children ...
Widows
... Her cards evaporate: that's what you want, that's the object: in the end, ...
The Garden
... Your body so soft, so alive, among the stone animals ...
Midnight
... some night If you don't answer, someone else will answer ...
Vespers
... between the dead and the living, who are, in consequence, ...
Portrait
... She draws what she can, but it is white all through, ...
The Fear Of Burial
... And already the remote, trembling lights of the village ...
All Hallows
... Come here Come here, little oneAnd the soul creeps out of the tree ...
Circe's Power
... If I wanted only to hold youI could hold you prisoner ...
