Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CLINGING KISS, by FENTON JOHNSON


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First Line: The earth awhirl
Last Line: The clinging kiss.
Subject(s): Kisses


The earth awhirl,
Sweetheart, I wander far
Adown the crowded street,
Upon my burning lips
The clinging kiss.

A thousand years
May sear this life of mine,
But in my memory
I hold one treasure dear,
The clinging kiss.

A thousand caravans
May bear a wealth untold,
The stones of India
Will pale beside my gem,
The clinging kiss.

O wondrous love,
That burns to ash my heart,
Give back to me that hour
She placed upon my lips
The clinging kiss.





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