The Artist Poem by Oscar Wilde
The Artist
One evening there came into his soul the desire to fashion an image of The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment. And he went forth into the world to look for bronze. For he could only think in bronze.
But all the bronze of the whole world had disappeared, nor anywhere in the whole world was there any bronze to be found, save only the bronze of the image of The Sorrow that endureth for Ever.
Now this image he had himself, and with his own hands, fashioned, and had set it on the tomb of the one thing he had loved in life. On the tomb of the dead thing he had most loved had he set this image of his own fashioning, that it might serve as a sign of the love of man that dieth not, and a symbol of the sorrow of man that endureth for ever. And in the whole world there was no other bronze save the bronze of this image.
And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
And out of the bronze of the image of The Sorrow that endureth for Ever he fashioned an image of The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment.
Now this image he had himself, and with his own hands, fashioned, and had set it on the tomb of the one thing he had loved in life. On the tomb of the dead thing he had most loved had he set this image of his own fashioning, sign of l ove in art.. great Oscar Wilde . tony
The Artist! ! Enduring along the line. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
An Artist do something to make pleasure the self mind by the way the spectator, connoisseur come and take the pleasure according to self!
There was bronze image for sorrow to endure it ever. But he created an image in bronze for pleasure for the moment! It's a nice creative idea by Oscar Wilde!
A psychological lesson on how goodness, pleasure and happiness will overtake and bury sorrow, gloom and depression in one's mind. This is a necessity for survival with sanity in this world. Great poem.
A bit of ritualism. Why is there a desire for the death of any one image in order to to believe in another image? Does the soul need an image in order to believe in an idea? Art is an expression both given and received (and, as such, shared among us) , but is not the fundamental basis for the existence of the idea shared.
And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire. And out of the bronze of the image of The Sorrow that endureth for Ever he fashioned an image of The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment. The oscar Wilde and his imagination.. tony
Wise and witty Oscar Wilde! His poem, a study of human nature!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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oscar wilde is my lord and savior