“1915” by Richard Aldington

1915

The limbs of gods,
Still, veined marble,
Rest heavily in sleep
Under a saffron twilight.

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Richard Aldington's poem "1915" was published in the 1916 Some Imagist Poets anthology. To read this poem in full in a digitized version of this publication context, follow the links below:

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