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Jan 27, 2023

A Winter of Vampires by Lawrence Durrell

A Winter of Vampires

From a winter of vampires he selects one,
Takes her to a dark house, undresses her:
It is not at all how the story-books say
But another kind of reversed success.
A transaction where the words themselves
Begin to bleed first and everything else follows.
The dissolution of the egg
In the mind of the lady suggests new
Paths to follow, less improbable victories,
Just as illusory as the old, I fear.
Well, but when the embraces go astray,
When you finger the quick recipes
Of every known suggestion, why,
The whole prosperity of the flesh may be in question.

1973/1971

Durrell, Lawrence. Collected Poems 1931-74 . Faber & Faber.

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