Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SONNET, by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX


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First Line: Alone it stands in poesy's fair land
Last Line: These only with the sonnet can compare.
Alternate Author Name(s): Wilson, Robert, Mrs.
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets


Alone it stands in Poesy's fair land,
A temple by the muses set apart;
A perfect structure of consummate art,
By artists builded and by genius planned.
Beyond the reach of the apprentice hand,
Beyond the ken of the untutored heart,
Like a fine carving in a common mart,
Only the favored few will understand.
A chef-d'oeuvre toiled over with great care,
Yet which the unseeing careless crowd goes by,
A plainly set, but well-cut solitaire,
An ancient bit of pottery, too rare
To please or hold aught save the special eye,
These only with the sonnet can compare.





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