word prompt:
volume
For William Wordsworth, Upon the 1807 Publication of Poems in Two Volumes
by Irene Latham
Not every volume can be a hit,
and I wonder if you wilted a bit
when Lord Byron said, “Sir, you cease to please,”
and critics said, “Man, did you edit these?”
Is that when you roamed lonely as a cloud,
when you stood on Westminster Bridge and vowed,
“My heart will leap up, the world will listen.
I’ll spit-shine these lines until they glisten.”
when Lord Byron said, “Sir, you cease to please,”
and critics said, “Man, did you edit these?”
Is that when you roamed lonely as a cloud,
when you stood on Westminster Bridge and vowed,
“My heart will leap up, the world will listen.
I’ll spit-shine these lines until they glisten.”
This poem originally appeared in Round 2 of Madness! Poetry 2012. The original match page in which this poem was featured is no longer available.
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