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Category Archives: Sarton May
A Handful of Thyme by May Sarton
“What are you doingNow the end is not far?Remembering? Ruing?”“No rue, my dear.” “Are you still seeding?”“Now and then I do.”“You are frail for weeding,And the weeds grow.” “Yes, the weeds flourish.Too brief the hoursWhen I can still nourishPoems or … Continue reading
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Tagged A Handful of Thyme by May Sarton, age, boyle, death, old, poem, poetry, remembering, rhyme, rueing, Russell Boyle, sleep, What are you doing, writing, www.russellboyle.com
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Leaves before the Wind by May Sarton
We have walked, looked at the actual trees: The chestnut leaves wide-open like a hand, The beech leaves bronzing under every breeze, We have felt flowing through our knees As if we were the wind. We have sat silent when … Continue reading
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Tagged 1912–1995, as we please, boyle, come and go, depart, despair, fervent, fragile, heart, leaves, Leaves before the wind, longing, looked at the actual trees, love, May Sarton, meet, no roots, parted often, poem, poetry, Russell Boyle, unmarried, We have walked, wind, writing, www.russellboyle.com
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