Ezra Pound(1885–1972)
Medallion
L u i n i 4 i n p o r c e l a i n !
T h e g r a n d p i a n o
U t t e r s a p r o f a n e
P r o t e s t w i t h h e r c l e a r s o p r a n o .
T h e s l e e k h e a d e m e r g e s
F r o m t h e g o l d - y e l l o w f r o c k
As Anadyomene 5 in the opening
P a g e s o f R e i n a c h .
H o n e y - r e d , c l o s i n g t h e f a c e - o v a l ,
A basket-work of braids which seem as if they were
Spun in King Minos' 6 hall
F r o m m e t a l , o r i n t r a c t a b l e a m b e r ;
T h e f a c e - o v a l b e n e a t h t h e g l a z e ,
B r i g h t i n i t s s u a v e b o u n d i n g - l i n e , a s ,
B e n e a t h h a l f - w a t t r a y s ,
T h e e y e s t u r n t o p a z .