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Poem by Bliss Carman Nike What do men give thanks for? I give thanks for one, Lovelier than morning, Dearer than the sun. Such a head the victors Must have praised and known, With that breast and bearing, Nike's very own— As superb, untrammeled, Rhythmed and poised and free As the strong pure sea-wind Walking on the sea; Such a hand as Beauty Uses with full heart, Seeking for her freedom In new shapes of art; Soft as rain in April, Quiet as the days Of the purple asters And the autumn haze; With a soul more subtle Than the light of stars, Frailer than a moth's wing To the touch that mars; Wise with all the silence Of the waiting hills, When the gracious twilight Wakes in them and thrills; With a voice more tender Than the early moon Hears among the thrushes In the woods of June; Delicate as grasses When they lift and stir— One sweet lyric woman— I give thanks for her. Bliss Carman Bliss Carman's other poems: 1238 Views |
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