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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OPEN MY EYES, by ALICE E. BAILEY First Line: I would that I might learn to see the world Last Line: Is to have found the world the artist sees. Subject(s): Art & Artists | |||
I would that I might learn to see the world As artists do -- that I might be aware Of instances where beauty lies impearled In common scenes that all who pass may share If they have learned to use the seeing eye. An artist sees not only things. He knows The common elements which underlie Our visual sensations, and there grows In him a keenness of perception quite Surpassing that of persons beauty-blind. He looks for color, pattern, texture, light And shadow, mass, and line, and space. To find And cherish rich designs composed of these Is to have found the world the artist sees. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OLD AND THE NEW MASTERS by RANDALL JARRELL TO A YOUNG ARTIST by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS ART VS. TRADE by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE POET VISITS THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS by MARY OLIVER |
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