The Precision
July 6, 2023Song
July 6, 2023Sonnet to the Moon
Now every leaf, though colorless, burns bright
With disembodied and celestial light,
And drops without a movement or a sound
A pillar of darkness to the shifting ground.
The lucent, thin, and alcoholic flame
Runs in the stubble with a nervous aim,
But, when the eye pursues, will point with fire
Each single stubble-tip and strain no higher.
O triple goddess! Contemplate my plight!
Opacity, my fate! Change, my delight!
The yellow tom-cat, sunk in shifting fur,
Changes and dreams, a phosphorescent blur.
Sullen I wait, but still the vision shun.
Bodiless thoughts and thoughtless bodies run.
Yvor Winters
Yvor Winters (1900-1968) was an American poet and literary critic who was associated with the conservative literary movement known as the "New Critics." His most famous works include the poetry collection "The Journey" and the critical study "In Defense of Reason." Winters' poetry often dealt with themes of nature, history, and the human experience.