The Ampersand » poetry http://ampersand.gosedesign.net The Ampersand — a scribal abbreviation for “and,” derived from the Latin word “et.” Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:55:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Richard Wilbur, “&” http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/richard-wilbur/ http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/richard-wilbur/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 16:11:02 +0000 zbs http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/?p=25 From The Beautiful Changes and Other Poems (1947):

A slopeshouldered shape from scurrying burdens
Backward and forth, or perhaps a lyre
Or a clef wrung wry in tuning untunable tones
Or a knot for tugging an out-of-hand.

Vine to the trellis in clerical gardens:
Sweetness & light, ice & fire,
Nature & art have dissocketed all your bones,
Porter, poor pander ampersand.

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