Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A STATUE BY LYSIPPUS, by POSEIDIPPUS Poet's Biography First Line: The sculptor's country? Sicyon his name? Last Line: Here in the porch I stand; my lesson take. Alternate Author Name(s): Posidippus; Poseidippos Subject(s): Lysippus (4th Century B.c.); Statues | ||||||||
THE sculptor's country? Sicyon. His name? Lysippus. You? Time, that all things can tame. Why thus a-tiptoe? I have halted never. Why ankle-winged? I fly like wind for ever. But in your hand that razor? 'Tis a pledge That I am keener than the keenest edge. Why falls your hair in front? For him to bind Who meets me. True: but when you're bald behind? Yes, because when with winged feet I have passed 'Tis vain upon my back your hands to cast. Why did the sculptor carve you? For your sake Here in the porch I stand; my lesson take. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BAMBERGER REITER by MARY KINZIE FRAGMENT OF THE HEAD OF A QUEEN by CATE MARVIN STATUE AND BIRDS by LOUISE BOGAN STATUES IN THE PARK by BILLY COLLINS STATUETTE: LATE MINOAN by CECIL DAY LEWIS THE STATUE OF A LIBERTINE by RON PADGETT |
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