Parading

And which, though taken to be tame and staid,

Which has the quality of something made,
Is a wild sostenuto of the heart,
Is a wild sostenuto of the heart,
A passion joined to courtesy and art,
A passion joined to courtesy and art,
Which has the quality of something made,
Which has the quality of something made,
Like a good fiddle, like the rose’s scent,
Like a good fiddle, like the rose’s scent,
Like a rose window or the firmament. —Richard Wilbur
Like a rose window or the firmament.
—Richard Wilbur

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