Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NATURAL RELIGION, by EVELYN MABEL WATSON


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NATURAL RELIGION, by                    
First Line: A lighter dancing step at times exalts
Last Line: Thus dance as moses honoring the ark.
Subject(s): Nature


A lighter dancing step at times exalts
as something grave; I find no trifling faults
who love an eager chansonette, or waltz;
with beauty answering the myriad norms
sheer loveliness takes on enchanting forms --
the hornpipe stepped by jovial ancient Salts,
a well-skirled Highland fling which touches vaults
beyond, but not the carping creed which halts.
But better give me stave on lyric stave
of sweetest laughter sped; no dimmish nave
is beautiful as Nature's architrave;
I'd sing as birds within a blithesome park,
each step a treaded measure, dawn till dark
thus dance as Moses honoring the Ark.





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