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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A SCREEN-MAKER, by MARIANNE MOORE Poet's Biography
First Line: Not of silver nor of coral
Last Line: Hanging high.
Subject(s): Screens
First Line: Not of silver nor of coral
Last Line: Hanging high.
Subject(s): Screens
I.
Not of silver nor of coral
But of weather-beaten laurel
Carve it out.
II.
Carve out here and there a face
And a dragon circling space
Coiled about.
III.
Represent a branching tree
Uniform like tapestry
And no sky.
IV.
And devise a rustic bower
And a pointed passion flower
Hanging high.
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