The Completion of the Spire (Classic Reprint): And Other Poems - Couverture souple

Towne, Edward Owings

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333694628 ISBN 13 : 9781333694623

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from The Completion of the Spire

A human life must be the cost Of an enduring pile of stone. So in the summer afternoon As Hans the master builder Mounted the steps to the~belfry tower, His lips were tightly pressed together, And his eyes rolled gloomily beneath his frown ing brows. At the foot of the last ladder he came upon Three apprentices stripping from their work. Said one, our work is finished. No. Carl, the master said, it is not finished; One thing remains, but it must be a brave man to do it. Well, master, for that man you have not far to look, The apprentice answered; I will do it. There is no steadier head in Copenhagen than mine. A quick 1ook shot from beneath the master's shaggy brows. Thou art a boaster, said be, mine is steadier. Nay, master, not even thine, the other answered, Then, child, make good thy boast, Bring back my hatchet from where I place it, Said the master, And without another word, He leaped upon a ledge Over which a banner beam extended Forty feet into the clear air. Upon this beam, running out, the master, Agile, sure-footed, strong and possessed Of a courage that age could not abate, Sunk the hatchet to the very helve into its end A moment later he stood again upon the ledge, And calmly said, Bring back my hatchet, son. And beneath his breath he muttered The spire is not yet finished. The apprentice stood appalled. His master's deed Had filled even his stout heart with horror. But summoning up his courage, smiling faintly, He stepped upon the ledge. In the western sky the sun was half way down. The narrow streets were filled with people. As he stepped upon the beam he could hear Their distant roar sink into silence.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333694628
• ISBN 13: 9781333694623
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 67
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