Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Hilda Conkling

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American poet Hilda Conkling.
Last updated on December 19, 2024.
Hilda Conkling

Hilda Conkling (1910–1986) was an American poet. She was the daughter of Grace Hazard Conkling, a poet in her own right and Assistant Professor of English at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. Hilda was born in New York state. Her father died when she was four years old, and she had one sister, Elsa, two years her senior.

American - Poet | 1910 - 1986
The world turns softly Not to spill its lakes and rivers, The water is held in its arms And the sky is held in the water. What is water, That pours silver, And can hold the sky?
The world turns softly / Not to spill its lakes and rivers. — © Hilda Conkling
The world turns softly / Not to spill its lakes and rivers.
The morning is like the inside of a snow-apple.
The moon is at her crystal window / Spinning and weaving...
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