Clara Shanafelt

Poems (6)

• A Gallant Woman

  She burst fierce wine / From the tough skin of pain, …

• A Vivid Girl

  Her face is fair and smooth and fine, / Childlike, with secret laughter lit, …

• Caprice

  Who will be naming the wind / That lifts me and leaves me; …

• Pastel

  She has a clear, wind-sheltered loveliness, / Like pale streams winding far and hills withdrawn …

• Scherzo

  The elder’s bridal in July, / Bright as a cloud! …

• To Thee

  White foam flower, red flame flower / On my tree of delight. …