Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I HAVE SOUGHT BEAUTY, by LEXIE DEAN ROBERTSON Poet's Biography First Line: I have sought beauty in strange lonely places Last Line: For beauty rests behind the death-barred gate. Subject(s): Beauty | ||||||||
I HAVE sought beauty in strange lonely places: A coral island in a sapphire sea, Whose ragged edges wove quaint shadow laces Where scarlet fish stared through the mesh at me; And in a jungle on one thundering night I saw black bodies leap about a blaze, And with their rhythm in that eerie light My pulse beat harmonies of ancient days; Once when the purple flower of twilight faded To leave the fragrance of some rare dim bloom I barely touched the wings of death, grey-shaded, Where I knelt weeping in a silent room. And seeking much has taught me I must wait, For beauty rests behind the death-barred gate. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN DIVINELY SUPERFLUOUS BEAUTY by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE BEAUTY OF THINGS by ROBINSON JEFFERS HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS LIFE FROM THE LIFELESS by ROBINSON JEFFERS REARMAMENT by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHANE ONEILLS CAIRN by ROBINSON JEFFERS A CHANT OF MY BELOVED by LEXIE DEAN ROBERTSON |
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