Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MISDIRECTION, by ELEANOR SLATER First Line: I shape the vessel of my life Last Line: Out of a copper urn. Subject(s): Life | ||||||||
I shape the vessel of my life, Hammer it cold, hammer it hot. I try my best to make of it What it is not. Blow, bellows, blow. Burn, fire, burn. -- I try to shape a silver vase Out of a copper urn. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIVILEGE OF BEING by ROBERT HASS SEAWATER STIFFENS CLOTH by JANE HIRSHFIELD SAYING YES TO LIVING by DAVID IGNATOW THE WORLD IS SO DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP by DAVID IGNATOW |
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