Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE INKY MOUTH, by AL-BARRAQ First Line: O strange and lovely sight Last Line: Upon a night obscure. | ||||||||
O strange and lovely sight: A smudge of ink, all staining A luscious mouth containing The wine of sweet delight: Like pitch, a flask of pure And sparkling liquor lining, With the moon's crescent shining Upon a night obscure. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A MAN WORKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE CROWD by MARIANNE MOORE HIS OWNE EPITAPH by FRANCOIS VILLON PRAYERS by HENRY CHARLES BEECHING A PORTRAIT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING TO MY MOTHER SLEEPING by MARY RUSSELL MITFORD THE PRINCESS: LULLABY by ALFRED TENNYSON GOOD-BYE MY FANCY! by WALT WHITMAN STANZAS TO AN AFFECTIONATE AND PIOUS PARENT, ON THE DEATH OF HER CHILD by BERNARD BARTON |
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