Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FRUSTRATION, by HAZEL L. KOPPENHOEFER


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FRUSTRATION, by                    
First Line: He follows women with his eyes afire
Last Line: His mother bids him put his rubbers on!
Subject(s): Sonnet (as Literary Form); Women


He follows women with his eyes afire,
As furtive as a cat when stalking mice,
His long, thin fingers closed as in a vise,
Around his mouth a passionate desire.
Late in the night, refusing to retire,
He fashions lyrics, since dreams won't suffice,
With tales of men whose blood is cold as ice
And women burning in their heart's own pyre.

But morning finds his frail form wrapped in coats;
He seeks his office at the New Gazette
Before the winter stars and moon are gone,
His brief case stuffed with testaments and notes.
And calling after him, lest he forget,
His mother bids him put his rubbers on!





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