| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | Porcelains | | By Lyon Sharman |
| | From “Designs in Chinese Color”
THERE are porcelains a-plenty wrought by skill, | |
| Hard as jade, sweet-toned as a bell, | |
| In a hundred shapes that tradesfolk sell: | |
| Wine-cups, rice-bowls, lanterns, plates, | |
| Tea-pots, snuff-bottles, vases with mates. | 5 |
| There are porcelains a-plenty wrought by skill. | |
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| There are porcelains made by no man’s will— | |
| Miracles, they, of the kiln and fire, | |
| Outwitting dreams, outrunning desire; | |
| Fashioned when genii blew the coals; | 10 |
| Decreed for the reverence of men’s souls. | |
| There are porcelains made by no man’s will. | | | | |
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