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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PEARL, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography
First Line: In mart and mine of many a long-leagued land
Last Line: One soft, sweet pearl; its name, serenity.
Subject(s): Pearls
First Line: In mart and mine of many a long-leagued land
Last Line: One soft, sweet pearl; its name, serenity.
Subject(s): Pearls
In mart and mine of many a long-leagued land
I sought my jewels and I built my crown:
The circle shone with gems of bright renown,
Fiercely coruscant, shimmeringly bland;
But dark amid the light on either hand
The central point stood empty, dully brown,
Waiting a stone of splendor that should drown
The lesser fires with flame supremely grand.
I tried a ruby's hot, imperial ball,
A golden sapphire's bright benignancy,
A lordly diamond, a topaz tall,
But none could rule that glittering company;
Till last I found it! -- queenliest gem of all,
One soft, sweet pearl; its name, Serenity.
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