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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ENCOUNTER WITH GENIUS, by ALICE FRASER
First Line: And still / his loneliness, terrible yet sweet
Last Line: The spirit does not yield to the reasoning will.
Subject(s): Genius
First Line: And still / his loneliness, terrible yet sweet
Last Line: The spirit does not yield to the reasoning will.
Subject(s): Genius
And still
His loneliness, terrible yet sweet,
Shines like the star above that hill.
And I, I am less content
With the comfort of my lot
Than I was then. For though I learned
That altitude can kill,
The unkindled years have shown
Another truth. It is:
The spirit does not yield to the reasoning will.
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