Classic Poem

The Whole Duty of a Poem

Poem should be, as our best ever are, A
Golden of heart like a rose or a star.

A poem should be, like the brook that you hear
Sing down the mountainside, lovely and clear.

Yet in its music a poem should hold
That which is felt but may never be told.

Poem should be, as our best ever are, A
Golden of heart like a rose or a star.

A poem should be, like the brook that you hear
Sing down the mountainside, lovely and clear.

Yet in its music a poem should hold
That which is felt but may never be told.English