Famous Candelabras Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Candelabras poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous candelabras poems. These examples illustrate what a famous candelabras poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Archaic Bust Of Apollo

by Delmore Schwartz
 (After Rilke)


We cannot know the indescribable face
Where the eyes like apples ripened. Even so,
His torso has a candelabra's glow,
His gaze, contained as in a mirror's grace,

Shines within it. Otherwise his breast
Would not be dazzling. Nor would you recognize
The smile that moves along his curving thighs,
There where love's strength is caught within its nest.

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