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Isis Egypt-Bound

Poem

Now on her third quarter’s
sullen plunge through cloud, the moon
(lugubriously
bellied hoy) will soon slim to
death’s horned boat, a nail-paring.

February 1983

About the Author

Arthur Henry King

Arthur Henry King is a professor emeritus of English at Brigham Young University.

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BYU Studies 26:4
ISSN 2837-004x (Online)
ISSN 2837-0031 (Print)