Gibbons Ruark (born 1941) is a contemporary American Poet. Known for his deeply personal often elegiac lyrics about his native North Carolina and beloved Ireland, Ruark has had poetry in such publications as "The New Yorker", "The New Republic", and "Poetry." His collections include "Rescue the Perishing", "Small Rain", "Keeping Company", "Reeds", "A Program for Survival", and, most recently, … Wikipedia
... Beech at Coole by Gibbons Ruark Deep shade and the shades Of the great surround me. In the distance, the house Is a ghost over grass. You can see clear through it. This ... www.pshares.org/issues/article.cfm?prmArticleID=1320
... Swallows Of Viterbo by Gibbons Ruark You plummeting shards of the darkness, You rising stars in the light still Fumbling for the rickety trellis Of morning, your suddenness fills... www.pshares.org/issues/article.cfm?prmArticleID=1321
... Live on Knocknarea by Gibbons Ruark After a night of rain like a waterfall, The stony lane that winds up Knocknarea Is a runnel of swift water winding downward. You should wear ... www.pshares.org/issues/article.cfm?prmArticleID=1526
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...the Generated Soul?" by Gibbons Ruark You have lost weight from the days of walking And are up before others in the house To step through mist and rhododendron bulking The path ... www.pshares.org/issues/article.cfm?prmArticleID=1663
..., Address Unknown by Gibbons Ruark Wherever you are, the coast is tumbled stone, And there in the clearing is a white-tailed deer. Listening a moment to these words alone, ... www.pshares.org/issues/article.cfm?prmArticleID=1664
...Bunch of Cornflowers by Gibbons Ruark Those beads of lapis, even the classical Blues of dawn, are dimmed by comparison. When I hand you this bunch of cornflowers The only other ... www.pshares.org/issues/article.cfm?prmarticleID=7240
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