Robert Francis poems
Robert Francis(August 12, 1901 - July 13, 1987 / Pennsylvania / United States)
Blue Winter
- by Robert Francis 49
Winter uses all the blues there are.One shade of blue for water, one for ice,
Another blue for shadows over snow.
The clear or cloudy sky uses blue twice-
Both different blues. And hills row after row
Are colored blue according to how far.
You know the bluejay's double-blur device
Shows best when there are no green leaves to show.
And Sirius is a winterbluegreen star.
The Bulldozer
- by Robert Francis 42
Bull by dayAnd dozes by night.
Would that the bulldozer
Dozed all the time
Would that the bulldozer
Would rust in peace.
His watchword
Let not a witch live
His battle cry
Better dead than red.
Give me if you must
The bull himself
But not the bulldozer
No, not the bulldozer.