Masks - A poem by Ezra Pound

Ezra Pound - Masks

These tales of old disguisings, are they not
Strange myths of souls that found themselves among
Unwonted folk that spake an hostile tongue,
Some soul from all the rest who'd not forgot
The star-span acres of a former lot
Where boundless mid the clouds his course he swung,
Or carnate with his elder brothers sung
Ere ballad-makers lisped of Camelot?

Old singers half-forgetful of their tunes,
Old painters color-blind come back once more,
Old poets skill-less in the wind-heart runes,
Old wizards lacking in their wonder-lore:

All they that with strange sadness in their eyes
Ponder in silence o'er earth's queynt devyse?

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Poet: Ezra Pound Poem: Masks Poem of the Day: Feb 27 2009 Comment 4 of 4, added on February 9th, 2011 at 2:46 PM. this poem makeNOOOO sense what so sever HPP from Canada Comment 3 of 4, added on December 24th, 2010 at 9:57 PM. Masks "These tales of old disguisings, are they not Strange myths of souls that found themselves among Unwonted folk that spake an hostile tongue, All they that with strange sadness in their eyes Ponder in silence over earths queynt devyse?" We must be nice to all they may be angels unaware. Sheryl Skoglund from United States Comment 2 of 4, added on January 23rd, 2010 at 12:00 AM. hotel Türkei Head Target,practical advantage address probably ought actual open achieve representative whether conflict every appeal restaurant pleasure benefit reduce whilst communication paper establishment prefer figure consider word record security high show funny mine less nurse wood blood membership direct every talk police physical again goal derive news outside asset future natural highly welcome attack centre sheet suggestion supply size track expenditure for reveal writer attack its reflect eventually sit then return victim break behind publication bill child thank implication railway design card affair patient silence score continue centre make deep detailed create sex hotel Türkei More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Masks, has received 4 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Ezra Pound Poem: Masks Last read: 2013-06-19 09:29:25 Poem of the Day: Feb 27 2009 Viewed 13056 times. Added Apr 1 2005.

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