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Lesbia Harford (Лесбия Харфорд)


Deliverance through Art


When I am making poetry I'm good
And happy then.
I live in a deep world of angelhood
Afar from men.
And all the great and bright and fiery troop
Kiss me agen
With love. Deathless Ideas! I have no need
Of girls' lips then.
Goodness and happiness and poetry,
I put them by.
I will not rush with great wings gloriously
Against the sky
While poor men sit in holes, unbeautiful,
Unsouled, and die:
Better let misery and pettiness
Make me their sty.



Lesbia Harford's other poems:
  1. Suburban Dames
  2. A lady and I were walking
  3. My heart is a pomegranate full of sweet fancies
  4. Why does she put me to many indignities
  5. How funny it would be if dreamy I


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