Love

Love hungers, a cruel eye
stalking from the cliffs of cloud
the trembling sign—a meadow heart
is pinned beneath its plunging shadow;
goes with a rush of wings
into thick cedars at dusk
fiercely and no cry is lent
the wind where talons
struck.

    Original Citation

    Sparrow Magazine (April 1961) 21.

    Word Count
    44
    Original Publication
    Date Published
    1961
    Complete Poems
    108
    Theme(s)
    First Line
    Love hungers, a cruel eye
    Poetic Form
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