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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STEEL OR GOLD?; THE QUESTION, by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON Poet's Biography First Line: Will you have me gold or steel Last Line: Fine steel, or gold? Alternate Author Name(s): Leigh, Arbor; Guggenberger, Mrs. Ignatz; Bevington, L. S. Subject(s): Gold; Steel | |||
WILL you have me gold or steel, Love, whose crucible is here? Will you have me brave, or feel Fate's anguish, dear? Am I virtuous -- who knows? If I glitter in the fire Harder, whiter, as it glows At your desire? Or yet worthier if I quail As the dark dross melts again If I sometimes nearly fail For very pain? While the steel is growing white It grows harder, whiteness near: While the gold is growing bright It softens, dear. Say then, will you have forth cast, When the tale of fire is told, From your crucible at last Fine steel, or gold? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WORD OF AN ENGINEER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SMOKE AND STEEL by CARL SANDBURG MY FATHER'S GARDEN by DAVID WAGONER PRAYERS OF STEEL by CARL SANDBURG STEEL MILL by LOUIS UNTERMEYER GOLD AND STEEL; THE ANSWER by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON |
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