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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MY CUP-BEARER, by MARIANNE MOORE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: A lady or a tiger-lily
Last Line: Slave, come tell me which?
First Line: A lady or a tiger-lily
Last Line: Slave, come tell me which?
A lady or a tiger-lily,
Can you tell me which,
I see her when I wake at night,
Incanting, like a witch.
Her eye is dark, her vestment rich,
Embroidered with a silver stitch,
A lady or a tiger lily,
Slave, come tell me which?
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