signed unbound
1960
by SPENDER, Stephen (1909 - 1995)
1960. unbound. 1 page, 10.5 x 8 inches, no place, no date, circa 1960. Twelve-line poem, in full: "Lying awake at night shows again the difference between me, and his innocence. I vow he was born of light and that dark gradualy (sic) closed each eye, He woke, he sleeps, so naturally. So, born of nature, amongst humans divine, he copied, and was, our sun, His mood was thunder For anger, But mostly a calm, English one." Signed in full at the conclusion. Natural folds but still in very good condition. Set in a gently worn brown frame measuring 12.5 x 10 inches. (Inventory #: 256776)