Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WORDS, by GLADYS CROMWELL Poet's Biography First Line: Words are the stones I use in building Last Line: I know the worth of your words to you! Subject(s): Language; Words; Vocabulary | ||||||||
WORDS are the stones I use in building, My house will be strong without fillet or gilding; I dig in the crypt of the centuries Where the earth is rich in ebonies. I burrow for words in the quarry of time, In the heart of the ancient hills for rhyme. There are veins of Beauty the sages have known: Milton worked where the marble shone; Our Lincoln found what he liked in the clay Of the common fields where the stones are grey. So every spirit must find a way And delve for the treasure that seems its own. But you! what are words, what are words to you! Not stone nor metal precious and true, Nor blocks to serve in a hallowed shrine, But seductive jewels cut subtle and fine, Spangles you wear to glitter and shine; I know the worth of your words to you! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOWYOUBEENS' by TERRANCE HAYES MY LIFE: REASON LOOKS FOR TWO, THEN ARRANGES IT FROM THERE by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: THE BEST WORDS by LYN HEJINIAN WRITING IS AN AID TO MEMORY: 17 by LYN HEJINIAN CANADA IN ENGLISH by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA THERE IS NO WORD by TONY HOAGLAND CONSIDERED SPEECH by JOHN HOLLANDER |
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