Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WHITE WOUND, by MAY MCKEE



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WHITE WOUND, by                    
First Line: No lesser loveliness than this
Last Line: Before it slinks to startled sleep again.
Subject(s): Kisses; Pain; Suffering; Misery


No lesser loveliness than this—
The rash embroidery of your kiss—
Shall stir this still white wound to sudden pain
Before it slinks to startled sleep again.





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