Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STATUETTE, by DOLORES DOROTHE BOST First Line: The statuette stands in the window Last Line: With warmer lips than glass. | ||||||||
The statuette stands in the window, Her hands upon her hips, A smile of subtle coldness Upon her crystal lips. A shapely little figure, Unhappy little jade, A tear beneath each eyelid In crystal ice is laid. I would not be a statue With breasts so high and round. Nor do I harbor envy; She cannot make a sound. Though lacking her perfection, I am a happy lass For I can say "I love you" With warmer lips than glass. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MOTHER JUNKIE by CLARENCE MAJOR THE UNDERGRADUATE KILLED IN BATTLE; OXFORD, 1915 by GEORGE SANTAYANA THE COAT OF FIRE by EDITH SITWELL TUOL SLENG: POL POT'S PRISON by KAREN SWENSON TEN YEARS OLD by LOUIS UNTERMEYER PALABRAS CARINOSAS (SPANISH AIR) by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH HYMNS OF THE MARSHES: MARSH SONG - AT SUNSET by SIDNEY LANIER |
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