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THE WHOLE DUTY OF A POEM by ARTHUR GUITERMAN

First Line: A POEM SHOULD BE, AS OUR BEST EVER ARE
Last Line: THAT WHICH IS FELT BUT MAY NEVER BE TOLD.
Subject(s): POETRY & POETS;
A poem should be, as our best ever are,
Golden of heart like a rose or a star.

A poem should be, like the brook that you hear
Sing down the mountainside, lovely and clear.

Yet in its music a poem should hold
That which is felt but may never be told.



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