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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MISUNDERSTANDING, by MAY RICHSTONE
First Line: Between us, stone on stone, we built a tall
Last Line: "forgive me, love,"" and lo the wall was dust!"
Subject(s): Walls
First Line: Between us, stone on stone, we built a tall
Last Line: "forgive me, love,"" and lo the wall was dust!"
Subject(s): Walls
Between us, stone on stone, we built a tall,
Obstinate wall, intangible as pride;
And gardens prospered ill on either side
With sunlight circumvented by the wall.
The wall was like a prison house that thrust
Its stones against the sky; there seemed no way
To level it -- until I tried to say
"Forgive me, love," and lo the wall was dust!
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