Ah! What avails the classic bent And what the cultured word, Against the undoctored incident That actually occurred? And what is Art whereto we press Through paint and prose and rhyme— When Nature in her nakedness Defeats us every time? It is not learning, grace nor gear,
I also had trouble with the spacing and formatting of poetry on this platform...
"It is not learning, grace nor gear,
Nor easy meat and drink,
But bitter pinch of pain and fear
That makes creation think"
Thank you for the selection. I had not read that.
Yes, formatting isn't Substack's forte. I probably could have done better.