"tilting toward the least sound"
Gilbert, Dickinson, Kuipers, Merwin, Roethke
Jack Gilbert:
Emily Dickinson:
The rat is the concisest tenant. / He pays no rent, / Repudiates the obligation, /
On schemes intent. // Balking our wit / To sound or circumvent, / Hate cannot harm /
A foe so reticent. // Neither decree / Prohibits him, / Lawful as / Equilibrium.
Keetje Kuipers:
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Korean figure (tr. by W.S. Merwin):
Theodore Roethke:
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Wow. That Keetje Kuipers poem is incredible. Thanks for sharing it.