Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, RUST, by HUDSON STRODE



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RUST, by                    
First Line: Rust has some roles to play
Last Line: A feat of genius is a flake of brain-rust.
Subject(s): Rust


Rust has some roles to play --
Its dust besmears the escutcheon
Of a vain respectability,
Mouldy with its varletry of mediocre mouthings.

Rust smells hard
And pungent,
Like stale spice.

But in sophisticated sunlight
Its strangely burnt-out roughness
Is more subtle
Than gold.

Love,
Rust-stained,
Gives off a magic iridescence
And sometimes strikes immortal song
From a languid poet.

A feat of genius is a flake of brain-rust.





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