Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CAMEO, by ELEANOR G. R. YOUNG


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CAMEO, by                    
First Line: You were a shell upon a distant shore
Last Line: Great genius and an understanding heart!
Subject(s): Art & Artists; Hearts; Love


You were a shell upon a distant shore
So short a passing yesterday ago—
A lovely, polished shell whose surface bore
No quaint design or rich intaglio:
Then came that dreamer—he with seeing eye
Who knew your value at a moment's glance;
Who passed a hundred of your comrades by
Choosing but you, on whose grey-brown expanse
To labor many weeks with tireless care,
Until, at last, in splendid, bold relief,
"The Charioteer" drove prancing horses there,
Carved with perfection rare, beyond belief.
Great genius guided the engraver's art—
Great genius and an understanding heart!





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