Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POETESS'S BOUT-RIMES, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "dear phoebus, hear my only vow" Last Line: Delight Subject(s): Rhyme;sex | ||||||||
Dear Phoebus, hear my only vow; If e'er you loved me, hear me now. That charming youth -- but idle fame Is ever so inclined to blame -- These men will turn it to a jest; I'll tell the rhymes and drop the rest: ----------- ---------- ----------- desire, ----------- ---------- ----------- fire, ----------- ---------- ----------- lie, ----------- ---------- ----------- thigh, ----------- ---------- ----------- wide, ----------- ---------- ----------- ride, ----------- ---------- ----------- night, ----------- ---------- ----------- delight. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LIE DOWN WITH A MAN by TONY HOAGLAND ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER PORTRAIT WITH BROWN HAIR by DONALD JUSTICE NATIONAL NUDIST CLUB NEWSLETTER by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM BLACKOUT SONNETS by JOAN LARKIN SEX IS NOT IMPORTANT by JAN HELLER LEVI WHAT THE MAGDALENE SAW by TIMOTHY LIU TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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