Taking Leave of a Friend - A poem by Ezra Pound


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Ezra Pound - Taking Leave of a Friend

Blue mountains to the north of the walls,
White river winding about them;
Here we must make separation
And go out through a thousand miles of dead grass.

Mind like a floating wide cloud,
Sunset like the parting of old acquaintances
Who bow over their clasped hands at a distance.
Our horses neigh to each others
as we are departing.

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Poet: Ezra Pound Poem: Taking Leave of a Friend Comment 3 of 3, added on March 4th, 2013 at 5:36 AM. zNzVJBMesd tinyandlittle - Hi Sarah, thank you for sharing such a lolvey way of spending time with your little one. Please be sure to email your comment to to go in the running for the beautiful illustration. Richjohn from France Comment 2 of 3, added on June 21st, 2008 at 4:27 AM. corny, cheesy, and hokey are good english translations i think. but those are all very colloquial. Michelle from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on November 9th, 2005 at 5:01 AM. Sometimes Pound is somewhat "weird"(?), but this one is just, well, nice & sad, kind of "scenic", almost kitschig (don't know the english word, sorry!), but what it has to say, prevents it from being kitschig. I like it. judith from Germany More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Taking Leave of a Friend, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Ezra Pound Poem: Taking Leave of a Friend Last read: 2013-05-20 13:48:27 Viewed 10271 times. Added Apr 1 2005.

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