"Prayer" by Richard Aldington

 

Prayer

 

I am a garden of red tulips

And late daffodils and bay-hedges,

A small sunk garden

About an oblong pool

With three grey lead Dutch tanks—

I am this garden shattered and blown

With a day-long western gale

And bursts of rapid rain.

 

There are dank petals in the ruffled waters,

And muddy flowers upon the path.

The grass is covered with torn leaves.

 

God of gardens, dear small god of gardens,

Grant me faint glow of sunlight,

A last bird hopping in the quiet haze,

Then let the night swoop swiftly,

Fold round and crush out life

For ever.

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Who wrote the poem "Prayer"?

Richard Aldington (July 8, 1892 – July 27, 1962)

Richard Aldington was an English writer and poet, and an early member of the Imagist movement, a style characterized by a minimalist free verse with succinct and vivid images. Other famous poets associated with the movement include Hilda Doolittle (Aldington’s wife), James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, and William Carlos Williams. Aldington’s poetry was also heavily influenced by Japanese art and Greek tragedies and myths. He joined the army in 1916 and was wounded on the Western Front. He never recovered from his World War I experiences, and his writings often reflected the horrors of the war.