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Born in June 14, 1908 / Died in July 6, 2003 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Kathleen Raine

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Confessions

... Unknowable. Intent on one great love, perfect, ...

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Introspection

... Death is the last Secret implicit within you, the hidden, the deepest ...

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A Spell For Creation

... Oh love, my love, there springs a world, ...

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Change

... Says the thought to the heart, to let her pass ...

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Far-Darting Apollo

... With the guts of a Finn and the head of an Emperor ...

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Harvest

... We the seed.Against eternal light and gorgon's face ...

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Heroes

... Faint clouds, dissolving into sky —And who sifting the Libyan sand can find ...

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In the Beck

... hiding in its stillness, moves to be motionless ...

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Lament

... Hidden, hidden.O storm and gale of tears, whose blinding screen ...

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Lenten Flowers

... Soft encircling petals growFor in each flower the secret lies ...

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Love Poem

... From those paternal fingers, streaming through the clouds ...

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Millenial Hymn to Lord Shiva

... of Armageddon, the death-wish, the arms-trade, ...

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Nocturne

... Still in the still hours at the angel's feet, ...

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Paradise Seed

... Is fruit of our harvest, ...

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Seed

... And in the common meadows, springs the seed of life ...