This pungent, penetrating talk we've had Is like a salty wind blown from the sea; Unlike the listless, bored discourse that we Have known too well are these straight words that add A leavening to our lives. This interchange Of views, my friend, has of a certainty Been good. My spirit, knowing beggary, Has had a flashing hour of further range. And now that I have known such spirited Completion, I shall hunger for more frank Exciting interchange of views instead Of wasting time in idle talk where clank Of gossip lingers more than thought. This hour Enriched my views and made my spirits tower. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE MOUNTAIN FASTNESS by HAYDEN CARRUTH A POEM FROM THE EDGE OF AMERICA by JAMES GALVIN GUARDIANSHIP by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TIRED by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON O SOUTHLAND! by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON EPITAPH IN A CHURCH-YARD IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA by AMY LOWELL |