Classic and Contemporary Poetry
YOUNGLINGS, by PAUL VERLAINE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: High heels in a struggle with a long skirt Last Line: That our souls forever hold their eager qualms. Subject(s): Youth | ||||||||
High heels in a struggle with a long skirt, As the wind roused or as the land lay, Twinkled a glimpse above, if we were alert Intercepted!and we loved that gulls' play. Sometimes the sting of an insect bolder Than we, sought a fair neck to scrutinize, And there was the sudden lightning of a shoulder And that feast overwhelmed our young fools' eyes. Twilight came, an uncertain autumnal glow: The fair ones, clinging dreamily to our arms, Spoke words that were so specious and so low That our souls forever hold their eager qualms. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BETWEEN THE WARS by ROBERT HASS THE GOLDEN SHOVEL by TERRANCE HAYES ALONG WITH YOUTH by ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE BLACK RIVIERA by MARK JARMAN A FORGOTTEN TUNE by PAUL VERLAINE |
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