E. J. Pratt Wild Poems

• 1. 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,
  ...
• 2. The Return Of The Cat
  Time-morning
  
  A half-point Nor'ard from the West,
  A bluish-tinted spot of light,
  ...
• 3. The Midnight Revels As Observed By The Shades
  ‘The witches' device for the equitable distribution
  of the liquor consisted in the construction
  of tens of thousands of stopcocks and bungs
  which were fitted into the perforations of the
  ...
• 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. The Charge Of The Swordfish
  Now when, beneath the riotous drinking,
  The witches found the liquor sinking
  So low their ladles couldn't reach it,
  The blacksmith with a blazing larynx
  ...
• 6. Sea-gulls
  For one carved instant as they flew,
  The language had no simile-
  Silver, crystal, ivory
  Were tarnished. Etched upon the horizon blue,
  ...
• 7. Other Ingredients
  To make a perfect fish menu,
  The witches found they had to place
  Upon this alcoholic base
  Great stacks of food and spices too.
  ...
• 8. Newfoundland
  Here the tides flow,
  And here they ebb;
  Not with that dull, unsinewed tread of waters
  Held under bonds to move
  ...
• 9. 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
  ...

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