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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LAW, by NATHALIA CRANE
First Line: A peacock on a pedestal
Last Line: The oar ports show the sky.
First Line: A peacock on a pedestal
Last Line: The oar ports show the sky.
A peacock on a pedestal
In beauty doth prevail,
Yet if he had a thousand eyes
He could not see his tail.
Fate rules he may not turn to gaze
For e'en the briefest span
Whene'er he spreads in green and gold
His very famous fan.
The rower chained to galley bench
From noontime unto noon,
He never sees his own trireme
From viewpoint of the moon.
The bulkheads like a bandage bind,
The deckbeams heed no sigh,
And only when the galley rolls
The oar ports show the sky.
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