Richard Aldington Rain Poems
- 1. Childhood
I
The bitterness. the misery, the wretchedness of childhood
Put me out of love with God.
... - 2. Images
I
Like a gondola of green scented fruits
Drifting along the dark canals of Venice,
... - 3. The Poplar
Why do you always stand there shivering
Between the white stream and the road?
The people pass through the dust
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