Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEAUTIFUL MEALS, by THOMAS STURGE MOORE Poet's Biography First Line: How nice it is to eat! Last Line: I know 'twas they. Alternate Author Name(s): Moore, T. Sturge Subject(s): Food & Eating | ||||||||
How nice it is to eat! All creatures love it so That they who first did spread, Ere breaking bread, A cloth like level snow, Were right, I know. And they were wise and sweet Who, glad that meats taste good, Used speech in an arch style, And oft would smile To raise the cheerful mood, While at their food. And those who first, so neat, Placed fork and knife quite straight, The glass on the right hand; And all, as planned, Each day set round the plate, Be their praise great! For then, their hearts being light, They plucked hedge-posies bright Flowers who, their scent being sweet, Give nose and eye a treat: 'Twas they, my heart can tell, Not eating fast but well, Who wove the spell Which finds me every day, And makes each meal-time gay; I know 'twas they. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WAITRESSING IN THE ROOM WITH A THOUSAND MOONS by MATTHEA HARVEY CANDIED YAMS' by TERRANCE HAYES DINNER OF HERBS by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN THE BANQUET SONG by KENNETH KOCH SPLITTING AN ORDER by TED KOOSER SILENCE SINGS by THOMAS STURGE MOORE |
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