How a Poem is Made - Voices in the Wind - William Page

The full text of Postcard from the Volcano by Wallace Stevens Children picking up our bones Will never know that these were once As quick as foxes on the hill; And that in autumn, when the grapes Made sharp air sharper by their smell These had a being, breathing frost; And least will guess that with our bones We left much more, left what still is The look of things, left what we felt At what we saw. The spring clouds blow Above the shuttered mansion-house, Beyond our gate and the windy sky Cries out a literate despair. We knew for long the mansion's look And what we said of it became A part of what it is ... Children, Still weaving budded aureoles, Will speak our speech and never know, Will say of the mansion that it seems As if he that lived there left behind A spirit storming in blank walls, A dirty house in a gutted world, A tatter of shadows peaked to white, Smeared with the gold of the opulent sun. A link to Someone Else's Tomorrow by Patty Griffin    • Someone Else's Tomorrow   I do not own any of the images used in this video. The Poetry Project is a non-profit, educational channel made solely for poets and lovers of poetry who prefer to hear poetry aloud rather than to read it on a page. About the editor: William Page is a poet, essayist, and story writer, who is also a bookstore owner. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Facebook Page:   / poetryproject44   Bluesky Page: https://bsky.app/profile/willpagepoet... Instagram Page:   / poetryproject44   Editor: [email protected] Editor's Facebook Page:   / willpage54   Website: https://bepresentfirst.com/ Website Facebook Page:   / bepresentfirst   #wallacestevens #pattygriffin #poetry #poetrylovers #poetryaudio #poetryaudiomagazine