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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE HEART, by LOUISE DOUGLAS First Line: A scholar's words could not define the curve Last Line: Curves sing in the heart and baffle sages. Subject(s): Language; Words; Vocabulary | |||
A scholar's words could not define the curve Of sails that swell before the wind; of song That molds the wild bird's flexile throat along Sweet lines of beauty. Words cannot preserve The surge of marsh grass under stormy skies Like lashing waves that burst in foam and spray; Nor fix the charm of arching rainbows' play Between the clouds; nor of the moon which lies Uptipped, a cradle for the evening star. Words are noise and marks on printed pages. Curves sing in the heart and baffle sages. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOWYOUBEENS' by TERRANCE HAYES MY LIFE: REASON LOOKS FOR TWO, THEN ARRANGES IT FROM THERE by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: THE BEST WORDS by LYN HEJINIAN WRITING IS AN AID TO MEMORY: 17 by LYN HEJINIAN CANADA IN ENGLISH by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA THERE IS NO WORD by TONY HOAGLAND CONSIDERED SPEECH by JOHN HOLLANDER AND MOST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK ?Ǫ by JOHN HOLLANDER |
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