The Wind Sleepers by H. D.

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend September 21, 2014   The Wind Sleepers   H. D.

Whiter than the crust left by the tide, we are stung by the hurled sand and the broken shells.   We no longer sleep in the wind— we awoke and fled through the city gate.   Tear— tear us an altar, tug at the cliff-boulders, pile them with the rough stones— we no longer sleep in the wind, propitiate us.   Chant in a wail that never halts, pace a circle and pay tribute with a song.   When the roar of a dropped wave breaks into it, pour meted words of sea-hawks and gull sand sea-birds that cry discords.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “The Wind Sleepers” was originally published in H. D.’s collection Sea Garden (Constable and Company LTD, 1916).   H. D. was born in Pennsylvania, in 1886. She was awarded a medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for her work, which included numerous collections of poetry and novels. She died in Switzerland, in July of 1961. Poetry by H. D.   Collected Poems 1912-1944 (New Directions, 1986) "By the Waters of Babylon [V. Currents]" by Emma Lazarus "Inland" by Edna St. Vincent Millay "Voyages II" by Hart Crane Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038