Poems by Ruth Padel
Tiger Drinking At Forest Pool
... Sadness healed. Haven, in the mind,To anyone hurt by littleness ...
Herodotus In Egypt Remembers Delos
... unbloody altar, giddy blues under you, calyx of bronze ...
Trial
... You're choosing between nightmares all the time ...
The Appointment
... of a halter. Chestnut curls,*commas behind the ear ...
Icicles Round A Tree In Dumfriesshire
... h at the door gets forgottenOr turned into other sights, light, form, I hope you'll be truthfulTo me ...
Writing To Onegin
... In tears. But if I didn't heft my whole self up and hold it there - ...
Night
... ason Saro-Wiwa, "The Storm Breaks" Does a zebra foal dream ...
Kiss
... A charcoal-burner's Smirnoff, The mirror of Loch Ness Reflecting the monster back to its own eye ...
