"My mind, a vagrant, dreams on the shining Alps."
— Scott, Peter Dale (b. January 11, 1929)
Work Title
Date
December, 1954
Metaphor
"My mind, a vagrant, dreams on the shining Alps."
Metaphor in Context
My mind, a vagrant, dreams on the shining Alps
Where in an infinitely tender storm
The Holy Ghost, hoary, breathes on a precipice,
Scattering starlight in a trillion drops,
Letting his shadow fall thousands of feet below
To where the real white sheep, sleep on the snow.
Where in an infinitely tender storm
The Holy Ghost, hoary, breathes on a precipice,
Scattering starlight in a trillion drops,
Letting his shadow fall thousands of feet below
To where the real white sheep, sleep on the snow.
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Peter Dale Scott, "Cathedral Crèche," Poetry 85:3 (December, 1954). <Link to www.poetryfoundation.org>
Date of Entry
03/10/2018
