1.29.2025

the tall stars held their peace

I walked, when love was gone, 
Out of the human town, 
For an easy breath of air. 
Beyond a break in the trees, 
Beyond the hangdog lives 
Of old men, beyond girls: 
The tall stars held their peace. 
Looking in vain for lies 
I turned, like earth, to go. 
An owl's wings hovered, bare 
On the moon's hills of snow. 
 
And things were as they were. 
 
[James Wright {1927-1980} 'A Breath of Air', from Collected Poems]

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