Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DOLLIE, by SAMUEL MINTURN PECK Poet's Biography First Line: She sports a witching gown Last Line: Little rose! Subject(s): Dolls; Toys; Youth | ||||||||
SHE sports a witching gown, With a ruffle up and down On the skirt; She is gentle, she is shy, But there's mischief in her eye, -- She's a flirt! She displays a tiny glove, And a dainty little love Of a shoe; And she wears her hat a-tilt Over bangs that never wilt In the dew. 'T is rumored chocolate creams Are the fabrics of her dreams -- But enough! I know beyond a doubt That she carries them about In her muff. With her dimples and her curls She exasperates the girls Past belief: They hint that she's a cat, And delightful things like that, In their grief. It is shocking, I declare! But what does Dollie care When the beaux Come flocking to her feet Like the bees around a sweet Little rose! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BETWEEN THE WARS by ROBERT HASS THE GOLDEN SHOVEL by TERRANCE HAYES ALONG WITH YOUTH by ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE BLACK RIVIERA by MARK JARMAN MY LITTLE GIRL by SAMUEL MINTURN PECK |
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