Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FENCE! MEASURE SWORDS, by GERVASE CAMERON THOMAS First Line: Fence - measure swords - let your body sing Last Line: The substance of the constant argument in steel. Subject(s): Fencing | ||||||||
Fence -- measure swords -- let your body sing In harmony with blades that clash in friendliness. Attune the metal of your character to ring In cadence with the kindly spirit of their stress. Fence -- measure swords -- let your body speak A meaningful attack. In words that click, convey A forceful thought whose brevity and fineness streak Your blade along the path with what you have to say. Fence -- measure swords -- let your being live As one within your trusted blade. Let it feel As vividly the pressures slight and strong which give The substance of the constant argument in steel. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FINIS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 1. SUNRISE IN THE TROPICS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE POOR-HOUSE by SARA TEASDALE NAPOLEON by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE LINES ON THE MERMAID TAVERN by JOHN KEATS TO THE UNKNOWN EROS: BOOK 2: 3. ARBOR VITAE by COVENTRY KERSEY DIGHTON PATMORE THE HONEYSUCKLE by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE FLITCH OF BACON: MY OLD COMPLAINT (ITS CAUSE AND CURE) by WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH |
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