Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VASES, by NAN TERRELL REED First Line: Two vases stood on the shelf of life Last Line: Which do you think was broken? | ||||||||
TWO VASES stood on the Shelf of Life As Love came by to look, One was of priceless cloisonne, The other of solid common clay. Which do you think Love took? He took them both from the Shelf of Life, He took them both with a smile; He clasped them both with his finger tips, And touched them both with caressing lips, And held them both for a while. From tired hands Love let them fall, And never a word was spoken. One was of priceless cloisonne, The other of solid common clay. Which do you think was broken? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HALF-WAY HOUSE by NAN TERRELL REED ABU SALAMMAMM - A SONG OF EMPIRE by EZRA POUND A VOYAGE TO CYTHERA by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE SONG OF MARION'S MEN by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT AUTUMN MORNING AT CAMBRIDGE by FRANCES CROFTS DARWIN CORNFORD THE OL' TUNES by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE COUNTY OF MAYO by THOMAS LAVELLE THE LEPER by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE SMOKE IN WINTER by HENRY DAVID THOREAU |
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