Off The Page~ a multimedia exploration of painting, poetry, storytelling and music
The Reader by Janet Lewis read by Carole Heine
1982
Sun creeps under the eaves,
And shines on the bare floor
While he forgets the earth.
Cool ashes on the hearth,
And all so still save for
The soft turning of leaves.
A creature fresh from birth
Clings to the screen door,
Heaving damp heavy wings.
Janet Lewis. Poems Old and New 1918-1978. Swallow Press, Ohio University Press, Chicago, IL, 1982, p.23