Samuel Greenberg and "Emblems of Conduct"

Hart Crane's "Emblems of Conduct" (c. 1924)	Corresponding Greenberg Lines (c. 1916)	From Greenberg Poem:
By a peninsula the wanderer sat and sketched The uneven valley graves. While the apostle gave Alms to the meek the volcano burst With sulphur and aureate rocks . . .	By a peninsula, the painter sat and Sketched the uneven valley groves. The apostle gave alms to the Meek. The volcano burst In fusive sulphur and hurled Rocks and ore into the air--	Conduct
For joy rides in stupendous coverings	For joy hides its stupendous coverings	The Laureate
Luring the living into spiritual gates	But only to be memories of spiritual gate	Immortality
Orators follow the universe And radio the complete laws to the people.	. . . the orator follows the universe And refrains the laws of the people	Perusal
The apostle conveys thought through discipline	. . . the apostle Reigns o'er the community in conveying His thoughtful discipline . . .	Perusal
Bowls and cups fill historians with adorations,--	. . . fine stones For bowls and cups found historians Sacred adorations, . . .	Immortality
Dull lips commemorating spiritual gates.	But only to be memories of spiritual gate	Immortality
The wanderer later chose this spot of rest	The wanderer soon chose This spot of rest	Conduct
Where marble clouds support the sea	The floating marble-like clouds The marble walls held the dim sky shadows	Daylight Shadowings
And where was finally borne a chosen hero.	. . . they bore the Chosen hero upon their shoulders	Conduct
By that time summer and smoke were past. Dolphins still played, arching the horizons.	no corre- sponding Greenberg lines
But only to build memories of spiritual gates.	But only to be memories of spiritual gate	Immortality

Samuel Greenberg: American Poet

Emblems of Conduct: Sources in Samuel Greenberg's Poetry