Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VARIATIONS: 4, by CONRAD AIKEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Here, alone, unknown, in the darkness Last Line: Passionate dancer. Subject(s): Dancing & Dancers | ||||||||
Here, alone, unknown, in the darkness, I watch you whirling above your shadow, Soft in saffron, with dark hair jeweled, And arms uplifted, Dancing alone in the hissing spotlight . . . You rise and fall on the wave of the music Narrowing eyes at the light that dazzles, Languidly smiling . . . Beautiful, now, are your cold white shoulders . . . If I were death, my hands might touch them; If I were death, my mouth might kiss you, Passionate dancer. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FAMED DANCER DIES OF PHOSPHORUS POISONING by RICHARD HOWARD ROSE AND MURRAY by CONRAD AIKEN A DANCER'S LIFE by DONALD JUSTICE DANCING WITH THE DOG by SUSAN KENNEDY SONG FROM A COUNTRY FAIR by LEONIE ADAMS |
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