Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BREATH UPON A GLASS, by MARY HOPE CABANISS First Line: Men and women though they pass Last Line: Must be kept for beauty's sake. | ||||||||
Men and women though they pass Like a breath upon a glass Make a rhythm as they go Out of laughter and of woe Beauty that they cannot see Born of death and poverty Hid in grime or flashing bright Told in shadow and in light And the beauty that they make Must be kept for beauty's sake. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ESTONIAN BRIDAL SONG by JOHANN GOTTFRIED VON HERDER THE TERRIBLE SONNETS: 3 by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT; AN ODE ATTEMPTED IN ENGLISH SAPPHIC by ISAAC WATTS ANECDOTE FOR FATHERS by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH HINDOO FUNERAL SONG by EDWIN ARNOLD TO A FLOWER by CORRINNE M. ARTHUR |
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