Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MUSIC AND POETRY: 2, by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH


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MUSIC AND POETRY: 2, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Yet words though weak are all that poets own
Last Line: One aim, one work, one destiny they share.
Subject(s): Art & Artists; Life; Music & Musicians; Poetry & Poets


YET words though weak are all that poets own
Wherewith their muse translates that kindred muse
Of Harmony, whose subtle forms and hues
Float in the unlanguaged poesy of Tone.
And so no true-souled artist stands alone;
But all are brothers, though one hand may use
A magic wand the others must refuse,
And painters need no sculptor's Parian stone.
If Art is long, yet is her province wide.
While all for truth and beauty live and dare,
One sacred temple covers all her sons.
Music and Poesy stand side by side.
Through every member one blood-current runs:
One aim, one work, one destiny they share.





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