Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LOOKING AT A PORTRAIT, by JOSEPH SEAMON COTTER JR.



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LOOKING AT A PORTRAIT, by                    
First Line: O why are there eyes like these
Last Line: O why are there arms like these?
Subject(s): Love - Complaints; Portraits


O why are there eyes like these,
That sparkle and dapple and tease,
So wide with the morning, so deep with the night,
Dancing and gleaming in passioned delight?
O why are there eyes like these?

O why are there lips like these,
Caressed by the southern breeze,
That beckon and call and hold a slave
All who therewith each soul-cry lave?
O why are there lips like these?

O why are there arms like these,
That crumple and crush as they please
A weak man's heart, and in their embrace
Bring a glow of red to a strong man's face?
O why are there arms like these?





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