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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ROMANTICISM IN DEFENSE, by MARGARET E. PECK
First Line: The stars look down - the laughing silent stars
Last Line: Some fools with minds both nebulous and sweet.
Subject(s): Stars
First Line: The stars look down - the laughing silent stars
Last Line: Some fools with minds both nebulous and sweet.
Subject(s): Stars
The stars look down -- the laughing silent stars,
Great galaxies above a meagre earth --
On smoke and steel, on exit and on birth,
On mortal destinies, on floods, and wars.
The stars look down on men grown worldly-wise
Who know the rose's blight, the fruit's decay,
The clock-like swift rotation marking day,
On tired men with grim discerning eyes.
The stars look down, but few look to the stars
For fear their searching eyes can only show
A bold defiance, ending in defeat;
Their sand-built castles crumble as they go,
But still, there must be some to laugh with Mars,
Some fools with minds both nebulous and sweet.
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