Rest assured that netting butterflies,
Flying from mice,
And crushing spiders,
Is portentous cowardice.
The field of moral choice affords man’s
Feet crackling ice
To tread, and feet are
A sensational device.
Man's Feet Are a Sensational Device
Marianne Moore was an American poet and essayist who received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Medal for Literature.
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