The Glassy Harbor
O faint sad noises
and milky dullness,
rose-colored blindness
in evening gowns
how moist and rhythmic
those who walk near
the glassy harbor.
Silent drift of deserters
from the theater,
and everywhere the stars
receding, receding . . .
nothing to hold onto
but their own silver hearts.
Credit
“The Glassy Harbor,” from Viper Jazz, published by Wesleyan University Press, 1976. Copyright © 1976 by James Tate. Reprinted with permission
Author
James Tate
The author of numerous collections of poetry, James Tate's collection Selected Poems won the Pulitzer Prize and the William Carlos Williams Award
Date Published
01/01/1976