Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE GATES OF UTTERANCE, by GLADYS CROMWELL


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THE GATES OF UTTERANCE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: There is a throng within the gates
Last Line: The melody it shares.
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets


THERE is a throng within the gates,
A pressing, diverse throng; --
Without, a peaceful throng awaits,
To which I would belong.

Within the gates the varied folk
Advise discordantly; --
Without, the poet-crowds convoke
To council harmony.

Within the gates are all the heights
And depths of serried powers;
But when a lyric theme invites,
I reach outlying bowers

Where dwell the bards of quiet years;
I join my song to theirs;
My glad, unfettered spirit hears
The melody it shares.





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