And a sigh heaves from all the small things on earth, The books, the papers, the old garters and union-suit buttons... Kept in a white cardboard box somewhere ... The summer demands and takes away too much, But night, the reserved, the reticent, gives more than it takes.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A moment that gave not only itself, but Also the means of keeping it, of not turning to dust... Or gestures somewhere up ahead But of becoming complicated like the torrent In new dark passages, tears and laughter which Are a sign of life, of distant life in this case.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When the Marne flowed by the plants nodded... And above the glistering Gila A sunset as beautiful as the Athabasca Stammered. The Zambezi chimed. The Oxus Flowed somewhere.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
As words go crying after themselves, leaving the dream Upended in a puddle somewhere... As though "dead" were just another adjective.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
In a land which is fully settled, most men must accept their local environment or try to change it by political means; only the ex...ceptionally gifted or adventurous can leave to seek his fortune elsewhere. In America, on the other hand, to move on and make a fresh start somewhere else is still the normal reaction to dissatisfaction and failure.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
the expensive delicate ship that must have seen Something amazing, a boy falling out of the sky,... Had somewhere to get to and sailed calmly on.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Any honest examination of the national life proves how far we are from the standard of human freedom with which we began. The reco...very of this standard demands of everyone who loves this country a hard look at himself, for the greatest achievments must begin somewhere, and they always begin with the person. If we are not capable of this examination, we may yet become one of the most distinguished and monumental failures in the history of nations.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »