Ars Poetica "The Art of Poetry"

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Archibald MacLeish's beautiful poem

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Ars Poetica : 

Ars Poetica —Archibald MacLeish. (“The Art of Poesy”)

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A poem should be palpable and muteAs a globed fruit

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DumbAs old medallions to the thumb

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Silent as the sleeve-worn stoneOf casement ledges where the moss has grown -

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A poem should be wordlessAs the flight of birds

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A poem should be motionless in timeAs the moon climbs

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Leaving, as the moon releasesTwig by twig the night-entangled trees,

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Leaving, as the moon behind the winter leaves,Memory by memory the mind ---

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A poem should be equal to:Not true

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For all the history of griefAn empty doorway and a maple leaf

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For loveThe leaning grasses and two lights above the sea -

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A poem should not meanBut be!

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Archibald MacLeish Soundtrack: Arabesque by Debussy

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