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Poems by Stanley Kunitz

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Robin Redbreast

... . . I caught the cold flash of the blue ...

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Halley’s Comet

... that’s where we live, you know, on the top floor ...

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Father and Son

... And nothing comes back, it's strange, from where she goes ...

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The Portrait

... that spring when I was waiting to be born ...

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The Long Boat

... Peace! Peace! To be rocked by the Infinite! ...

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The Science Of The Night

... like great nebulae ...

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Master And Mistress

... and when my hand was takenFrom my mouth to beat the standing heart, I cried ...

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Hornworm: Autumn Lamentation

... unfolded silky powdered wings, and climbed ...

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The Round

... to tempt me but a bloated compost heap, ...

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The Dark and the Fair

... Of mocking elders, swept handsome to my side,Until we rose together, arm in arm, ...

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River Road

... That year of the cloud, when my marriage failed, ...

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Hornworm: Summer Reverie

... and a sharp little horn for a tail, ...