Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TIME'S PENDULUM, by GRACE O. BOLSTAD First Line: May we age slowly Last Line: Mellow and more beautiful. Subject(s): Aging | ||||||||
May we age slowly Like a piece of rare old wood, Which, after years of contacts, Emerges satin-smooth With the fine grain of the years Accenting the knots; And its growth-rings richer, Mellow and more beautiful. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER THE GENTLE POET KOBAYASHI ISSA by ROBERT HASS MEMORY AS A HEARING AID by TONY HOAGLAND AMOROSA AND COMPANY by CONRAD AIKEN GRAY WEATHER by ROBINSON JEFFERS FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JOHN WASSON by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE GREEK AT CONSTANTINOPLE by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES MONNA INNOMINATA, A SONNET OF SONNETS: 4 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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