โ Scribed by May Sarton
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
The beautiful pauses -- A child's Japan -- A country house -- Kyoko -- Japanese prints -- Shugaku-in, imperial villa -- A nobleman's house -- Inn at Kyoto -- An exchange of gifts -- The stone garden -- Wood, paper, stone -- The approach: Calcutta -- Notes from India -- The Great Plain of India seen from the air -- In Kashmir -- The sleeping god -- Birthday on the Acropolis -- Nostalgia for India -- A Greek meal -- On Patmos -- Another island -- At Lindos -- At Delphi -- Pastoral -- Ballads of the traveler -- Lazarus -- Heureux qui, comme Ulysse -- Of havens -- The house in winter -- Still life in snowstorm -- A fugue of wings -- An observation -- Learning about water -- An Artesian well -- A late mowing -- A country incident -- Second thoughts on the abstract gardens of Japan -- A village tale -- The horse-pulling -- Franz, a goose -- Lovers at the zoo -- The great cats and the bears -- Turtle -- Death and the turtle -- Elegy -- Death of a psychiatrist -- Conversation in black and white -- The walled garden at Clondalkin -- A recognition -- Joy in Provence -- Baroque image.;Stunning reflections chronicling a journey both spiritual and physical by May Sarton, one of America's most beloved poets. In celebration of her fiftieth birthday, May Sarton embarked on a pilgrimage around the world. Traveling through Japan, India, and Greece, she captured her spiritual discoveries in this vivid collection of poetry. Arresting images and meditations on the differences between East and West are rendered with the exceptional clarity of an accomplished artist. Winner of the Emily Clark Balch Prize.
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