Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I DOUBT IT, by ANONYMOUS First Line: When a pair of red lips are upturned to your own Last Line: "will you guard it and keep it, and act the good part? / well, maybe you will- but I doubt it" Subject(s): Doubt;flirtation; Skepticism | ||||||||
WHEN a pair of red lips are upturned to your own With no one to gossip about it, Do you pray for endurance to let them alone? Well, maybe you do -- but I doubt it. When a sly little hand you're permitted to seize, With a velvety softness about it, Do you think you can drop it with never a squeeze? Well, maybe you do -- but I doubt it. When a tapering waist is in reach of your arm, With a wonderful plumpness about it, Do you argue the point 'twixt the good and the harm? Well, maybe you do -- but I doubt it. And if by these tricks you should capture a heart, With a womanly softness about it, Will you guard it and keep it, and act the good part? Well, maybe you will -- but I doubt it. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BIRTH-DUES by ROBINSON JEFFERS SECOND NOETIC HYMN by ROBERT KELLY WALLACE STEVENS' LETTERS by ROBERT BLY IT COULDN'T BE DONE by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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