Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A SONNET, by JAMES KENNETH STEPHEN



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A SONNET, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Two voices are there: one is of the deep
Last Line: Than write such bopeless rubbish as thy worst.
Alternate Author Name(s): Stephen, J. K.
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets; Wordsworth, William (1770-1850)


Two voices are there: one is of the deep:
It learns the storm-cloud's thunderous melody,
Now roars, now murmurs with the changing sea,
Now bird-like pipes, now closes soft in sleep:
And one is of an old half-witted sheep
Which bleats articulate monotony,
And indicates that two and one are three,
That grass is green, lakes damp, and mountains steep:
And, Wordsworth, both are thine: at certain times
Forth from the heart of thy melodious rhymes,
The form and pressure of high thoughts will burst:
At other times--good Lord! I'd rather be
Quite unacquainted with the ABC
Than write such bopeless rubbish as thy worst.





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