Beauty Poem by Elinor Morton Wylie
Beauty
Say not of beauty she is good,
Or aught but beautiful,
Or sleek to doves' wings of the wood
Her wild wings of a gull.
Call her not wicked; that word's touch
Consumes her like a curse;
But love her not too much, too much,
For that is even worse.
O, she is neither good nor bad,
But innocent and wild!
Enshrine her and she dies, who had
The hard heart of a child.
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TWO: as doing so can lead to its destruction. The poetess uses vivid imagery and contrasts to highlight the delicate and untamed essence of beauty.
AS THE LAST COMMENT: The poetess uses vivid imagery and contrasts to highlight the delicate and untamed essence of beauty.
FINALLY: The poem attempts to assume those burdens of life that have no place in the epic poem and to see man as unheroic, unredeemed, imperfect, and even absurd.
FIRST: Most desering poem to be chosen as The Classic Poem Of The Day! TOP Marks again, rereading this poem makes it more beautiful
FINAK RESPONSE: CONGRATULATIONS being chosen by Poem Hunter and Team as The Modern Poem Of The Day TOP Marks!
TWO: . The poem warns against idolizing beauty too much, as doing so can lead to its destruction. The poetess uses vivid imagery and contrasts to highlight the delicate and untamed essence of beauty.
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ONE: The poetess explores the complex nature of beauty, portraying it as something that is neither inherently good nor bad, but rather innocent and wild