Arts & Sciences
The Empty Quatrain
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
Arts & Sciences
A flawless cup: how delicate and fine
The flowing curve of every jewelled line!
Look, turn it up or down, 'tis perfect still,--
But holds no drop of life's heart-warming wine.
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Dyke, Henry van. “The Empty Quatrain.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/102/.
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Dyke, Henry van. “The Empty Quatrain.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/102/.
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