Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CENSORSHIP, by JOHN COWPER POWYS Poet's Biography First Line: The twisted hearts, the crumpled brains Last Line: At the moon or the sun! Subject(s): Censorship; Earth; Heaven; Life; Pain; World; Paradise; Suffering; Misery | ||||||||
The twisted hearts, the crumpled brains, The broken spirits of us all, How could they tolerate life's pains If the quips and the nods And the mocks at the gods, And the wicked smiles And the wanton wiles, Which make things even, Were censored on earth as well as in heaven? We are all condemned, as the deep tide rolls: A prayer or a kiss -- 'Tis hit or miss. The goldenest lover The earth must cover Along with the fool Who holds life a school For hammering noble souls. Let us be kind to one another then; And remembering we are men Of one stuff spun, Make of our miching-mallecho A cowslip-ball to toss and throw At the moon or the sun! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARTHENOPHIL AND PARTHENOPHE: MADRIGAL 14 by BARNABE BARNES SONNETS IN SHADOWS: 1 by ARLO BATES IN PRAISE OF PAIN by HEATHER MCHUGH THE SYMPATIZERS by JOSEPHINE MILES LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR |
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