In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came ou — Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
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In June we picked the clover,And sea-shells in July:There was no silence at the door,No word from the sky.A hand came out of AugustAnd flicked his life away:We had not time to bargain, mope,Moralize, or pray.

— Cecil Day-Lewis, Overtures to Death and Other Poems
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