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Pomes Penyeach

Pomes Penyeach

Pomes Penyeach is a collection of thirteen short poems written by James Joyce.


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“Frail the white rose and frail are
Her hands that gave”

A Flower Given To My Daughter, p. 11
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“Vast wings above the lambent waters brood
Of sullen day.”

Flood, p. 16
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“The sly reeds whisper to the night
A name — her name”

Alone, p. 18
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“Loveward above the glancing oar”

Watching The Needleboats At San Sabba, p. 10
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“The fragrant hair,
Falling as through the silence falleth now
Dusk of the air.”

Tutto E Sciolto, p. 13
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“And mine a shielded heart for her
Who gathers simples of the moon.”

Simples, p. 15
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“Around us fear, descending
Darkness of fear above”

On The Beach At Fontana, p. 14
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“Seraphim,
The lost hosts awaken”

Nightpiece, p. 17
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“Boor, bond of thy herd,
Tonight stretch full by the fire!”

Tilly, p. 9
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“Your lean jaws grin with. Lash
Your itch and quailing, nude greed of the flesh.”

A Memory Of The Players In A Mirror At Midnight, p. 19
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“How soft, how sad his voice is ever calling,
Ever unanswered, and the dark rain falling”

She Weeps Over Rahoon, p. 12
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