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THE LOOK by SARA TEASDALE

Poet Analysis

First Line: STREPHON KISSED ME IN THE SPRING
Last Line: HAUNTS ME NIGHT AND DAY.
Subject(s): DESIRE; EYES; FLIRTATION; KISSES; LOVE; MAN-WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS; SIGHT; VISION; MALE-FEMALE RELATIONS;

Strephon kissed me in the spring,
Robin in the fall,
But Colin only looked at me
And never kissed at all.

Strephon's kiss was lost in jest,
Robin's lost in play,
But the kiss in Colin's eyes
Haunts me night and day.






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