The Gardener 59
O woman, you are not merely the handiwork of God, but also of men;these are ever endowing you with beauty from their hearts.Poets are weaving for you a web with threads of golden imagery;painters are giving your form ever new immortality.The sea gives its pearls, the mines their gold, the summer gardenstheir flowers to deck you, to cover you, to make you moreprecious.The desire of men's hearts has shed its glory over your youth.You are one half woman and one half dream.
Words in this poem
- handiwork n.
- Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally. [OE. handiwerc, AS. handgeweorc; hand hand + geweorc work; prefix ge- + weorc. See Work.]
- imagery n.
- The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass. [OE. imagerie, F. imagerie.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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