Richard Wilbur, “&”
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 […]