Ancient Art
Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse
“the ancients had not that conception of beauty
separated from goodness which forms the basis
and aim of aesthetics in our time” ~ Leo Tolstoy
A moral pillar rises from the base
Of ancient poetry and art. The stone
Is hard and white. It helps define the space
By looking like a marble baritone
Set there among the arts to sing the note
That they must tune to. All around its form
The ceiling, floor, and walls hear what that throat
Is chanting silently. These parts are warm
Or cool. It does not matter which, so long
As they embrace the meaning of that core.
It holds them all together with its strong
Consistency. These parts are in rapport.
..The slightest sin against the shaft would cause
….A wounded art. The pillar makes the laws.