He Wrote the History Book
There! You shed a ray
of whimsicality on a mask of profundity so
terrific, that I have been dumbfounded by
it oftener than I care to say.
The book? Titles are chaff.
Authentically
brief and full of energy, you contribute to your father’s
legibility and are sufficiently
synthetic. Thank you for showing me
your father’s autograph.
Credit
From Observations (The Dial Press, Inc., 1924) by Marianne Moore. Copyright © The Dial Press, Inc. This poem is in the public domain.
Date Published
01/01/1924