In Dispraise Of Poetry
When the King of Siam disliked a courtier,
he gave him a beautiful white elephant.
The miracle beast deserved such ritual
that to care for him properly meant ruin.
Yet to care for him improperly was worse.
It appears the gift could not be refused
Jack Gilbert
Posted over on American Poems
2 comments:
Ahhhhh, now I know where that saying originated!!
Thanks for enlightening.
xo
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