Hoofs of Pegasus

<p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_25" id="Page_25">[Pg 25]</SPAN></span></p> <h2>SOUNDS</h2> <div class="poetry-container"><div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0"><span class="bigfont">I</span> SHUT my eyes and all around</span> <span class="i0">The room is murmurous with sound,</span> <span class="i0">Small lovely sounds without, within,</span> <span class="i0">Faint as a muted violin.</span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">On the low roof the quiet rain</span> <span class="i0">Falls hushingly in wistful strain,</span> <span class="i0">It makes soft music in the leaves,</span> <span class="i0">And drips staccato from the eaves.</span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">A grey moth flutters her frail wings</span> <span class="i0">Against the glass; the kettle sings.</span> <span class="i0">Someone is reading low and clear</span> <span class="i0">Of Roncesvalles and Oliver.</span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">And with this voice all sounds are blent</span> <span class="i0">In pensive slow accompaniment,</span> <span class="i0">A melody made up of rain,</span> <span class="i0">Young leaves, a grey moth on the pane.</span></div> </div></div> <hr class="chap" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />