To Gild Refined Gold

[kalalily22]

To gild refined gold, to paint the lily,
To throw perfume on the violet,
To smooth the ice, or add another hue
Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish,
Is wasteful and ridiculous to excess.
-W.S.

Comments

[anonymous]

not totally sure about even what it's talking about (the whole picture, obviously the individual phrases make sense) but the works flow together very beautifully...i love your posted poems
amanda

[anonymous]

the poem is saying how things are beautiful as they are and adding to them is absurd and unnecessary

[kalalily22]

he/she is correct ^