Heights Of Folly by Charles Simic

PoemHunter.com

	Heights Of Folly by Charles Simic
	Search:

Home

Poets

Poems

Lyrics

Quotations

Music

Forum

Member Area

Poetry E-Books

Sites

Mini Quiz

Charles Simic

Poems

Quotations

Comments

More Info

Stats

<< prev. poem

Poems by Charles Simic : 7 / 29

next poem >>

Heights Of Folly

User Rating:

6.7 /10
(7 votes)


	E-mail this poem to e friend

	Send this poem as eCard

	Add this poem to MyPoemList

	Print friendly version

O crows circling over my head and cawing!
I admit to being, at times,
Suddenly, and without the slightest warning,
Exceedingly happy.

On a morning otherwise sunless,
Strolling arm in arm
Past some gallows-shaped trees
With my dear Helen,
Who is also a strange bird,

With a feeling of being summoned
Urgently, but by a most gracious invitation
To breakfast on slices of watermelon
In the company of naked gods and goddesses
On a patch of last night's snow.

Charles Simic

Poem Share:

Read poems about / on: warning, snow, happy, night, tree

Comments about this poem (Heights Of Folly by Charles Simic )

Click here to write your comments about this poem (Heights Of Folly by Charles Simic )

	Adam Milgram (9/26/2007 9:29:00 PM)
	Not sure I comprehend the last paragraph....help

People who read Charles Simic
	Denise Levertov Sharon Olds Pablo Neruda Elizabeth Bishop Kenneth Koch John Berryman Anthony Hecht Louise Gluck Jane Kenyon Rabindranath Tagore Louise Bogan John Ashbery

Classic poets in PoemHunter.Com:

The complete list >>

Lyrics

The complete list >>

Search in the World Poetry Database =>

Search:

tips

E-MAIL THIS PAGE TO A FRIEND - Found this page interesting? Recommend it to your friend!

Your E-mail:
Friend's Email:

Your
Message:

I found this page interesting: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/heights-of-folly/ Copy and paste the above URL into your browser's location field if the link is not clickable..

QuickPoll

Overall, how would you rate our website?

	Very good
	Rather good
	Fair
	Rather poor
	Very poor

(c) Poems are the property of their respective owners. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge.. About Us | Copyright notice | Privacy statement | Help
7/5/2009 3:20:22 PM . You Are Here: Heights Of Folly by Charles Simic
#.1#