Poets/John Frederick Nims

John Frederick Nims

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Crude seeing’s all our joy: could we discern …

John Frederick Nims

This seablue fir that rode the mountain storm …

John Frederick Nims

If what began (look far and wide) will end: …

John Frederick Nims

It’s brief and bright, dear children; bright and brief. …

John Frederick Nims

We had a city also. Hand in hand …

John Frederick Nims

Always, he woke in those days …

John Frederick Nims

Beside the rivers of the midnight town …

John Frederick Nims

I …

John Frederick Nims

Not knowing in what season this again …

John Frederick Nims

Seeing in crowded restaurants the one you love …

John Frederick Nims

I’d have you known! It puzzles me forever …

John Frederick Nims

When first the apprizing eye and tongue that muttered …

John Frederick Nims

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