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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BLUE CANTON-WARE, by SARAH A. ATHEARN First Line: The shelves above my desk Last Line: Till canton falls! Subject(s): Ships & Shipping; Trade | |||
The shelves above my desk Hold treasured bits Of Canton, Spode or Lowestoft. Designs, by men of patient skill, Show blue on white. To look upon this ware Is to inquire Of how and when and where men wrought; What potter's wheel did fashion Cup, saucer, bowl? What eastern art did blend Each shade and line, Or draft a tree, pagoda, bridge; Some fruit or people small For me to ponder? Once ships conveyed such store To this, our coast, From England or the Orient; Now ships with wings, strange cargo Bear to Canton. While wave-lengths echo make: "Canton is bombed!" And men neglect their peaceful crafts To fill their place with evil strife Till Canton falls! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PRICE OF WOMEN by KAREN SWENSON MERCHANT ADVENTURERS (WITH ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO SIMEON STRUNSKY) by BERTON BRALEY DIGGING POTATERS IN VERMONT by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY SELLING A COW IN VERMONT by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 4. A TRADE by EDWARD CARPENTER SWEET MEAT HAS SOUR SAUCE; OR, THE SLAVE-TRADER IN THE DUMPS by WILLIAM COWPER THE FLEECE: BOOK 2 by JOHN DYER THE FLEECE: BOOK 3 by JOHN DYER STORIES ARE MADE OF MISTAKES by JAMES GALVIN |
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