Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HAND OR MOUTH, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: This, then, is pleasure's bower Last Line: Sweet joy, I stay! Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
This, then, is Pleasure's bower, Where every thing can please; Her cushions are of silk, She plays on ivory keys. She gives her hand to kiss, Before I leave her bower: 'I thank you, pretty one, For this light hour.' Out in the garden now Young Joy sits all alone; The cushion she sits on Is nothing but a stone; Her naked lips are all The music she can play; She gives her mouth to kiss Sweet Joy, I stay! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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