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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RETRIBUTION, by MIRIAM S. LEWIS First Line: The crescent moon was the boomerang Last Line: I stood transfixed -- not you! | |||
The crescent moon was the boomerang I flung across the sky. I meant that it should reach your heart And pierce it through and through. But, as I turned and felt a smart, I stood transfixed -- not you! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A VOYAGE TO CYTHERA by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE THE TWO OLD BACHELORS by EDWARD LEAR SUMMER'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: A LITANY IN TIME OF PLAGUE by THOMAS NASHE SONNET: 24 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ASTROPHEL AND STELLA: 84 by PHILIP SIDNEY THE INDIAN UPON GOD by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS OUT OF THE HILLS by IRENE ARCHER |
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