West of the Moon

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(a trifle)
I. Now I have tried to put the gravity, the mass Whatever we call weight or cause of weight, All that a man has ever felt Into the words I speak. For…
 • J.Z Schafer
(a trifle)
I do not want to speak in pharmacopic words. I want to speak in spears and grace Which, wielding, increase my strength To love you.
 • J.Z Schafer
(a trifle)
I sing the secret princes of the world, The beautiful and daring ones, ensouled With huge regrets, and darting out Like herons of an amber court. But…
 • J.Z Schafer
(a trifle)
I. The garden is by hoar and sleet Converted into silence, And from the house depending are Long lovely sleeves of ice Like as a lady showing off Her…
 • J.Z Schafer
(a trifle)
The world is like a riddle which you must forget To understand. A koan-master with a rod of oak Will beat you cross the back At every chance: in queues…
 • J.Z Schafer
(a trifle)
I. They’re coming; there’s no doubt. They’ve burrowed underground and cut Through the protective mountains; yes Red-painted elephants and tusked men…
 • J.Z Schafer
(a trifle)
You cannot see it but a galaxy is trembling Upon the smallest lock of that girl’s hair. Light slides upon her with a battle-shout; She sitting in a…
 • J.Z Schafer
West of the Moon
West of the Moon
West of the Moon is a publication of poems, or rather, trifles, written by J.Z Schafer
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