Six O’Clock
July 6, 2023On Some Shells Found Inland
July 6, 2023Service-
Chide me not, darling, that I sing
Familiar thoughts and metres old:
Nay, do not scold
My spirit’s childish uttering.
I know not why ‘t is that or this
I murmur to you thus or so:
Only I know
It throbs across my silences,
It blows over my heart,—a long
Infinite wind, again, again!
Again! and then
My life kneels down into a song.
Trumbull Stickney
Trumbull Stickney (1874-1904) was an American poet and scholar who is known for his works that explore themes of love, beauty, and the natural world. He was a leading figure in the American literary world of the early 20th century and his works continue to be studied for their insights into the aesthetics of modernist poetry.