E. J. Pratt Time Poems
- 1. The Witches' Brew
Perched on a dead volcanic pile,
Now charted as a submerged peak,
Near to a moon-washed coral isle,
A hundred leagues from Mozambique,
... - 2. The Supreme Test
Now it was clear to every Shade
That some great wonder was before them,
As Tom upon the palisade
Emptied, as fast as Lulu bore them,
... - 3. The Return Of The Cat
Time-morning
A half-point Nor'ard from the West,
A bluish-tinted spot of light,
... - 4. The Ice-floes
Dawn from the Foretop! Dawn from the Barrel!
A scurry of feet with a roar overhead;
The master-watch wildly pointing to Northward,
Where the herd in front of The Eagle was spread!
... - 5. Come Not The Seasons Here
Comes not the springtime here,
Though the snowdrop came,
And the time of the cowslip is near,
For a yellow flame
... - 6. An Hour Later
Not since the time the sense of evil
Caught our first parents by surprise,
While eating fruit in Paradise,
One fateful morning, had the Devil,
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