He Made This Screen Poem by Marianne Moore

He Made This Screen

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not of silver nor of coral,
but of weatherbeaten laurel.

Here, he introduced a sea
uniform like tapestry;

here, a fig-tree; there, a face;
there, a dragon circling space --

designating here, a bower;
there, a pointed passion-flower.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Brian Jani 05 May 2014

Captivating

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SHARTUS MC SHART 19 February 2019

A MASSIVE SHART OF A RELATIVELY LARGE DOGE

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Kelton Hoffman 06 March 2020

I dont like it. it make no sence duh

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p2The tapestry created extends in vision intermixing reality in beautiful nature scenes, the sea flora and fauna with with implied fantasy imagination 'a dragon circling space -', creating a playful image artistic composition.

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I wrote the poem 'Flights Of Fantasy: Carved Into A Screen', inspired by the poem 'He Made This Screen', by the poet Marianne Moore and dedicated to Marianne Moore.

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p1The key to this poem is in the title, 'He Made This Screen' and the choice of materials, 'not of silver nor of coral, but of weatherbeaten laurel', suggesting a choice of weather realistic nature scenes for the screen which inspire in praiseworthy beauty.

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I wrote the poems 'A Secret Carved Into: He Made This Screen', 'Decoding Carved Screen: Seen And Unseen' et cetera, inspired by the poem 'He Made This Screen', by the poet Marianne Moore and dedicated to Marianne Moore.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 06 January 2024

I constantly enjoy your poems! Fascinatingly created!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 06 January 2024

the poem wants to tell the reader, to create something beautiful and meaningful. CONGRats being the Modern Poem of The Day in such a shortest time, dear Poetess!

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Wale Adekoya 05 January 2024

Words paint pictures. Some pictures are abstract. What makes an abstract picture beautiful are its colors and its ability to suggest something uniquely meaningful to each observer. I find this poem beautiful.

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Marianne Moore

Marianne Moore

Kirkwood, Missouri
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