Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THOUGHTS WHILE PACKING A TRUNK, by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The sonnet is a trunk, and you must pack Last Line: Ship to the editor, marked c. O. D. Alternate Author Name(s): Hall, Galway Subject(s): Poetry & Poets; Travel; Journeys; Trips | ||||||||
The sonnet is a trunk, and you must pack With care, to ship frail baggage far away: The octet is the trunk; sestet, the tray; Tight, but not overloaded, is the knack. First, at the bottom, heavy thoughts you stack, And in the chinks your adjectives you lay -- Your phrases, folded neatly as you may, Stowing a syllable in every crack. Then, in the tray, your daintier stuff is hid: The tender quatrain where your moral sings -- Be careful, though, lest as you close the lid You crush and crumble all these fragile things. Your couplet snaps the hasps and turns the key -- Ship to The Editor, marked C. O. D. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING ANIMAL CRACKERS by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY |
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