Poems by Robert Bly
Passing an Orchard by Train
... The bark of the trees rough and sexual ...
The Buried Train
... There was smoke from the engine curling upLightly through fir tops, and the engine sounds ...
Snowbanks North of the House
... down the hill. No one knows why he came, or why he turned away, ...
The Cat in the Kitchen
... (For Donald Hall)Have you heard about the boy who walked by ...
The Fat Old Couple Whirling Around
... It’s all right if the singer fails to turn up for her concert ...
Driving West in 1970
... We followed Dylan's songs all the way west ...
Wanting Sumptuous Heavens
... we want Comfortable earth and sumptuous Heaven ...
The Great Society
... There are murdered kings in the light-bulbs outside movie theaters: ...
Seeing the Eclipse in Maine
... We shared chocolate, and one man from Maine ...
Prayer for My Father
... will guide you to the Lord of Night, ...
Living at the End of Time
... The Baptist Has been laying his hands on earth for so long ...
Driving through Minnesota During the Hanoi Bombings
... Our own cities were the ones we wanted to bomb! ...
The Executive’s Death
... The sound of their wings is heard at noon, muffled, near the earth ...
Ravens Hiding in a Shoe
... it means God has already abandoned us a thousand times ...
Driving toward the Lac Qui Parle River
... Old men are sitting before their houses on car seats ...
