Water Poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Water
The water understands
Civilization well;
It wets my foot, but prettily,
It chills my life, but wittily,
It is not disconcerted,
It is not broken-hearted:
Well used, it decketh joy,
Adorneth, doubleth joy:
Ill used, it will destroy,
In perfect time and measure
With a face of golden pleasure
Elegantly destroy.
Ill used, it will destroy, In perfect time and measure With a face of golden pleasure Elegantly destroy. Water and its powers.. tony
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The water understands Civilization well; It wets my foot, but prettily, It chills my life, but wittily, .. very fine expressions. tony