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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Sun-Up and Other Poems, by Lola Ridge This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Sun-Up and Other Poems Author: Lola Ridge Posting Date: July 25, 2009 [EBook #4331] Release Date: August, 2003 First Posted: January 8, 2002 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SUN-UP AND OTHER POEMS *** Produced by Catherine Daly Sun-Up and Other Poems By Lola Ridge DEDICATION (To my Mother) Let me cradle myself back Into the darkness Of the half shapes... Of the cauled beginnings... Let me stir the attar of unused air, Elusive... ironically fragrant As a dead queen's kerchief... Let me blow the dust from off you... Resurrect your breath Lying limp as a fan In a dead queen's hand. Thanks is due to THE NEW REPUBLIC, POETRY, A MAGAZINE OF VERSE, PLAY-BOY, and OTHERS for permission to reprint some of these poems. CONTENTS I SUN UP SUN-UP II MONOLOGUES JAGUAR WILD DUCK THE DREAM ALTITUDE COMRADES NOCTURNE CACTUS SEED III WINDOWS TIME-STONE TRAIN WINDOW SCANDAL ELECTRICITY SKYSCRAPERS WALL STREET AT NIGHT EAST RIVER IV SECRETS INTERIM AFTER STORM SECRETS POTPOURRI THAW V PORTRAITS MOTHER E.S. H. O.F.T. E.A.R. VI SONS OF BELIAL SONS OF BELIAL VII REVEILLE IN HARNESS REVEILLE TO ALEXANDER BERKMAN EMMA GOLDMAN AN OLD WORKMAN TO LARKIN WIND RISING IN THE ALLEYS SUN-UP (Shadows over a cradle... fire-light craning.... A hand throws something in the fire and a smaller hand runs into the flame and out again, singed and empty.... Shadows settling over a cradle... two hands and a fire.) I CELIA Cherry, cherry, glowing on the hearth, bright red cherry.... When you try to pick up cherry Celia's shriek sticks in you like a pin. : : When God throws hailstones you cuddle in Celia's shawl and press your feet on her belly high up like a stool. When Celia makes umbrella of
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