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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BADLANDS, by ELMA SCHEEL
First Line: The badlands are priceless canvasses
Last Line: Of yesterday.
Subject(s): History; Past; Historians
First Line: The badlands are priceless canvasses
Last Line: Of yesterday.
Subject(s): History; Past; Historians
The Badlands are priceless canvasses
On which are spread
The glories of another age;
They are the lockers of Davy Jones,
Where old mysteries are folded down
In lavender and lace;
They are the playgrounds
Of the forgotten ghosts of the past. ...
One must be a connoiseur
To appreciate its masterpieces;
An explorer to unlock its secret depths;
And a clairvoyant to visit with the ghosts
Of yesterday.
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