Twilight
Looking acrossThe water we areStartled by a star--It is not dark yetThe sun has just setLooking acrossThe water we areAlone as that starThat startled us,And as far
-Samuel Menashe
Samuel Menashe was an American poet born in New York in 1925 who died in 2011. He was the first recipient of the Poetry magazine's Neglected Masters award, and this Library of America volume was the result.
Twilight comes early this time of year and it's a little cold to go down by the lake without a good reason...
What a lovely little poem. I've never even heard of this poet.
ReplyDeleteI don't know where I first heard of him, but he is good, isn't he?
DeleteAnd what a sweet little volume, too (it looks, um, palm-sized-ish?) in a Neglected Masters series: sounds irresistible.
ReplyDeleteThe LOA poets series--they are nice volumes, though they don't seem to be doing them as much any more.
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