Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BALLROOM DARK, by CLARENCE MAJOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: With heavy eyelids I am still in love Last Line: And my lust for the girl at the next table Subject(s): Beauty; Parties | ||||||||
With heavy eyelids I am still in love with the high-ass girl who dances fast and smooth through heavy smoke. And the music is still drunk and thick with beer stains in it. Meat-packers on the weekend are desperately dancing with switchblades in back pockets. Nothing changes. The darkness still moves under the tables and along the walls, where I hide my suffering and my lust for the girl at the next table. Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OLD RIVER ROAD by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS LOUISE SIGHS, SUCH A LONG WINTER, THIS by MARY JO BANG THE ODD WOMAN by MADELINE DEFREES THE WEDDING PARTY by NORMAN DUBIE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB by DANIEL HALPERN THE DINNER-PARTY by AMY LOWELL NEW YEAR'S EVES by ALICE NOTLEY YOUR NAME ENGRAVED ON A GRAIN OF RICE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE BETWEEN TWO WARS by KENNETH REXROTH READ THE SIGNS by CLARENCE MAJOR |
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