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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FENCE! MEASURE SWORDS, by GERVASE CAMERON THOMAS
First Line: Fence - measure swords - let your body sing
Last Line: The substance of the constant argument in steel.
Subject(s): Fencing
First Line: Fence - measure swords - let your body sing
Last Line: The substance of the constant argument in steel.
Subject(s): Fencing
Fence -- measure swords -- let your body sing
In harmony with blades that clash in friendliness.
Attune the metal of your character to ring
In cadence with the kindly spirit of their stress.
Fence -- measure swords -- let your body speak
A meaningful attack. In words that click, convey
A forceful thought whose brevity and fineness streak
Your blade along the path with what you have to say.
Fence -- measure swords -- let your being live
As one within your trusted blade. Let it feel
As vividly the pressures slight and strong which give
The substance of the constant argument in steel.
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