There is one story and one story only
That will prove worth your telling,
Whether as learned bard or gifted child;
To it all lines or lesser guards belong
That startle with their shining
Such common stories as they stray into.


"To Juan at the Winter Solstice" from Poems 1938-1945 (1946).


There is one story and one story only That will prove worth your telling, Whether as learned bard or gifted child; To it all lines or lesser guards...

There is one story and one story only That will prove worth your telling, Whether as learned bard or gifted child; To it all lines or lesser guards...

There is one story and one story only That will prove worth your telling, Whether as learned bard or gifted child; To it all lines or lesser guards...

There is one story and one story only That will prove worth your telling, Whether as learned bard or gifted child; To it all lines or lesser guards...