Classic and Contemporary Poetry
METAMORPHOSIS IN ART, by THOMAS STURGE MOORE Poet's Biography First Line: No I won't,' said the stone Last Line: "is content to lie still!" Alternate Author Name(s): Moore, T. Sturge Subject(s): Sculpture & Sculptors | ||||||||
"No I won't," said the stone "All I am is my own." But, see! tempered steel Has struck from it chips! Lo, ennobled! lo, graced, Growth comes from this waste! Till live have to feel After lovelier lips, Which triumphant in form Though cold yet look warm! "No sullen stone I; Take all of me! all!" they cry; "Though no touch can thrill me, Nor passion unchill me, From heart, mind, and eye I claim an elation Much nearer true bliss Than is found in a kiss. Rapt contemplation Wherein the whole will Is content to lie still!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT THE MUSEE RODIN IN PARIS by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE PARALLAX MONOGRAPH FOR RODIN by NORMAN DUBIE THE SAINTS OF NEGATIVITY; FOR ERMA POUNDS by NORMAN DUBIE A ROGERS GROUP by ROBERT FROST ON A HORSE CARVED IN WOOD by DONALD HALL JADE MOTHER GODDESS by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA IN GALLERIES by RANDALL JARRELL BEAUTIFUL MEALS by THOMAS STURGE MOORE |
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