Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PORTRAIT OF CARL VAN VECHTEN IN THE GENTLEMANLY INTEREST: PICCADILY, by DONALD EVANS First Line: He polished snubs till they were regnant art Last Line: He felt he had used the finest snub of all. Subject(s): Portraits; Van Vechten, Carl (1880-1964) | ||||||||
He polished snubs till they were regnant art, Curling their shameless toilets round the hour. Each lay upon his lips an exquisite flower Subtly malign and poisoned for its part. The path of victims was no wanton plan -- He had bowed his head in sorrow at his birth, For he had said long ere he came to earth That it was no place for a gentleman. But always a heart-scald lurked behind the screen, And somehow he missed the ultimate degrees. He saw a beggar at the daylight's fall And then he rose and robbed him for the scene; And when they called him cad he found release -- He felt he had used the finest snub of all. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE IN PATAGONIA; TO CARL VAN VECHTEN by DONALD EVANS WITH DEATH THE UNCOUTH by DONALD EVANS DEEP IN THE NIGHT by SARA TEASDALE ODE SUNG IN THE TOWN HALL, CONCORD, JULY 4, 1857 by RALPH WALDO EMERSON FRAGMENTS INTENDED FOR DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: HUMAN LIFE - ITS VALUE by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |
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