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Born in 1895 / Died in 1985 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Robert Graves

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The Leveller

... Pressed for the war not ten years too soon, ...

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The Well-Dressed Children

...   Then up the street and down the aisles, everywhere you'll see ...

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The Cupboard

... Mother: That cupboard stands in your sunny chamber, ...

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Thunder At Night

...   The thick clouds gather and break, ...

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Outlaws

... And ghosts of ghosts and last year's snow ...

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The Three Drinkers

...   That the fierce drink burned inside him ...

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Hawk And Buckle

... He is bobbing for tiddlers in a little trickle-truckle, ...

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Song: One Hard Look

... In hot July And lodge in sleeping ears, ...

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Give Us Rain

... " But the Flags fly and the Drums beat, denying rest, ...

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Hate Not - Fear Not

... Hate not, strike, fear not, stare Death out! ...

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Recalling War

... Down pressed the sky, and we, oppressed, thrust out ...

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Full Moon

... There swam the mermaids, tailed and finned, ...

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The White Goddess

...   Heedless of where the next bright bolt may fall ...

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A Song For Two Children

... But where are there any like Nancy and Jenny, ...

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The Beacon

... "The birds have sung their last notes, ...