Sword Blades and Poppy SeedEpitaph of a Young Poet Who Died Before Having Achieved SuccessReading editionChapter navigation57 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPrefaceThe Captured GoddessThe Precinct. RochesterThe CyclistsSunshine through a Cobwebbed WindowA London Thoroughfare. 2 A.M.AstigmatismThe Coal PickerStorm-RackedConvalescencePatienceApologyA PetitionA BlockheadStupidityIronyHappinessThe Last Quarter of the MoonA Tale of StarvationThe ForeignerAbsenceA GiftThe BunglerFool's Money BagsMiscast IMiscast IIAnticipationVintageThe Tree of Scarlet BerriesObligationThe TaxiThe Giver of StarsThe TempleEpitaph of a Young Poet Who Died Before Having Achieved SuccessIn Answer to a RequestThe Great Adventure of Max BreuckSancta Maria, Succurre MiserisAfter Hearing a Waltz by BartókClear, with Light, Variable WindsThe BasketIn a CastleThe Book of Hours of Sister ClotildeThe Exeter RoadThe ShadowThe ForsakenLate SeptemberThe PikeThe Blue ScarfWhite and GreenAubadeMusicA LadyIn a GardenA Tulip GardenNotes:About the author:Previous chapter ←The TempleNext chapter →In Answer to a RequestAll chapters and sections (57)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPrefaceThe Captured GoddessThe Precinct. RochesterThe CyclistsSunshine through a Cobwebbed WindowA London Thoroughfare. 2 A.M.AstigmatismThe Coal PickerStorm-RackedConvalescencePatienceApologyA PetitionA BlockheadStupidityIronyHappinessThe Last Quarter of the MoonA Tale of StarvationThe ForeignerAbsenceA GiftThe BunglerFool's Money BagsMiscast IMiscast IIAnticipationVintageThe Tree of Scarlet BerriesObligationThe TaxiThe Giver of StarsThe TempleEpitaph of a Young Poet Who Died Before Having Achieved SuccessIn Answer to a RequestThe Great Adventure of Max BreuckSancta Maria, Succurre MiserisAfter Hearing a Waltz by BartókClear, with Light, Variable WindsThe BasketIn a CastleThe Book of Hours of Sister ClotildeThe Exeter RoadThe ShadowThe ForsakenLate SeptemberThe PikeThe Blue ScarfWhite and GreenAubadeMusicA LadyIn a GardenA Tulip GardenNotes:About the author:Beneath this sod lie the remains Of one who died of growing pains.◇← The TempleIn Answer to a Request →