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FLORA OF THE EDEN: ANTWERP by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS

Poet Analysis

First Line: EYES THAT SOUGHT MY EYES, AN-HUNGERED, AS A FIRE
Last Line: MOUTH THAT KISSED ME: FLORA OF THE EDEN, O FORGIVE!

Eyes that sought my eyes, an-hungered, as a fire;
Hands that sought and caught my hands in their desire;
Hands and eyes that clipt and lipt me as a hungering fire!

But I turned away from your ecstatic eyes,
But my heart was silent to your eager sighs,
But I turned to other eyes from your imploring eyes.

Hands that I rejected, you were fain to give;
Eyes that for their moment loved me, as I live;
Mouth that kissed me: Flora of the Eden, O forgive!



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