A flawless cup: how delicate and fine
The flowing curve of every jewelled line!
Look, turn it up or down, 't is perfect still,-
But holds no drop of life's heart-warming wine.
The Empty Quatrain
written byHenry Van Dyke
© Henry Van Dyke
A flawless cup: how delicate and fine
The flowing curve of every jewelled line!
Look, turn it up or down, 't is perfect still,-
But holds no drop of life's heart-warming wine.
© Henry Van Dyke