An Immorality Poem by Ezra Pound

An Immorality

Rating: ★2.8


Sing we for love and idleness,
Naught else is worth the having.

Though I have been in many a land,
There is naught else in living.

And I would rather have my sweet,
Though rose-leaves die of grieving,

Than do high deeds in Hungary
To pass all men's believing.

Ezra Pound
Friday, January 3, 2003
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Raymond Farrell 22 April 2015

Economy of words and gets right to the point. Doesn't destroy the poem with unnecessary symbols and endless word play etc

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Michael Gale 05 December 2008

Pretty durned good! God bless all poets-MJG.

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Walter Durk 05 October 2007

This is a poem I really enjoy.

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