Doc Hernani's Favorite Poems
I am not sure if this is in fact, Doc Hernani's favorite poems. So I am taking a wild guess by saying so. Ars Poetica or The Art of Poetry in Latin, is a lyrical poem. It describes the qualities a poem should possess if it is to stand as a work of art. Archibald MacLeish wrote it in 1925 and was published in 1926. Ars Poetica A poem should be palpable and mute As a globed fruit, Dumb As old medallions to the thumb, Silent as the sleeve-worn stone Of casement ledges where the moss has grown— A poem should be wordless As the flight of birds. * A poem should be motionless in time As the moon climbs, Leaving, as the moon releases Twig by twig the night-entangled trees, Leaving, as the moon behind the winter leaves, Memory by memory the mind— A poem should be motionless in time As the moon climbs. ...