Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POET'S APOLOGIA PRO VITA SUA, by RICHARD K. WASHBURN


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THE POET'S APOLOGIA PRO VITA SUA, by                    
First Line: What do we strive to do with words
Last Line: To catch bright beauty hurrying by.
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets


What do we strive to do with words
That will make this sad life better to bear?
Is our purpose merely absurd
Or is there some deep wisdom there?

We strive to weave from our words a net,
A net close-woven and fair to the eye,
That's worth all pangs and worry and fret,
To catch bright beauty hurrying by.





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