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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FRAILTY, by DAISY DEAN BUTLER First Line: My wonderful vase, so fragile and fair Last Line: The gift of the child, eternal bequest. Subject(s): Gifts & Giving; Memory | |||
My wonderful vase, so fragile and fair, So perfect in line, in color so rare! I worshiped you as a mythical shrine— Intrinsic your worth, your beauty divine. A careless hand touched—in fragments you lay; A memory sweet—a dream for a day. The frailty of "Things," may well give us pause, Regarding with awe, immutable laws. The gifts of the Magi, things transient at best; The gift of the Child, eternal bequest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEMORY AS A HEARING AID by TONY HOAGLAND THE SAME QUESTION by JOHN HOLLANDER FORGET HOW TO REMEMBER HOW TO FORGET by JOHN HOLLANDER ON THAT SIDE by LAWRENCE JOSEPH MEMORY OF A PORCH by DONALD JUSTICE BEYOND THE HUNTING WOODS by DONALD JUSTICE DAUGHTER O' MINE by DAISY DEAN BUTLER |
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