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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ZENITH, by HAROLD CALEB DALTON First Line: Urns of carrara marble I have seen Last Line: A bowl as lovely as the blinding sky. Alternate Author Name(s): Dalton, Power Subject(s): Craftsmanship | |||
Urns of Carrara marble I have seen, Pale as the lily maid's white violet face, Urns delicately wrought as fine old lace, Woundingly beautiful in curve and sheen; Bright alabaster urns, and ivory Translucent as dim mist that veils a star, Flagons of silver, bluer than wind-rays are, And exquisite as Mozart melody; Frail china cups of beryl and chrysoprase, Like sheerest wings of moon-moths soaring high, Bowls modeled from the potter's golden clays, -- I know I shall not find before I die, Though I should seek forever down earth's ways, A bowl as lovely as the blinding sky. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POTTERY MAKER by MARGARET MARCHAND BROWN A CRAFTSMAN'S AMBITION by BLISS CARMAN THE YELLOW HAMMER by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE STORY RETOLD by MRS. R. B. HALSTEAD CARVED SANDAL-WOOD by MATTIE HALLAM LACY A SONG OF HANDICRAFTS by ANNIE MATHESON THE STATUARY by VICTOR GUSTAVE PLARR THE OLD RAIL FENCE by MARTHA GRASSHAM PURCELL CHANGELING by HAROLD CALEB DALTON |
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