Helen in Egypt by Hilda Doolittle
Author:Hilda Doolittle
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8112-2258-7
Publisher: A New Directions Book
Published: 1961-06-14T16:00:00+00:00
Was Her power nothing that you dare
to appear there before me,
in torn garment, in rent veil?
you were suave in the dusk,
as you stepped from the painted prow
toward the rowers’ tier,
your sandal shone silver;
by that, I knew you
who would know you anywhere;
you were suave but not simple,
your garment sheathed you
like an image in Egypt;
how long have we been here?
if I recalled Oenone,
I named another; are you that other
or do you dare impersonate Her?
you who were suave and cool,
with silver sandals, now walk
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