Poetic Openings : Conrad Aiken to Conrad Aiken

Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 02: 04: Nightmare : First Line : ‘Draw three cards, and I will tell your future . . .
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 02: 05: Retrospect : First Line : Round white clouds roll slowly above the housetops,
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 02: 06: Adele And Davis : First Line : She turned her head on the pillow, and cried once more.
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 02: 07: Two Lovers: Overtones : First Line : Two lovers, here at the corner, by the steeple,
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 02: 08: The Box With Silver Handles : First Line : Well,—it was two days after my husband died—

Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 02: 09: Interlude : First Line : The days, the nights, flow one by one above us,
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 02: 10: Sudden Death : First Line : ‘Number four—the girl who died on the table—
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 02: 11: Snow Falls. The Sky Is Grey, And Sullenly Glares : First Line : Snow falls. The sky is grey, and sullenly glares
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 03: 01: As Evening Falls : First Line : As evening falls,
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 03: 02: The Screen Maiden : First Line : You read—what is it, then that you are reading?