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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RETRIBUTION, by MIRIAM S. LEWIS First Line: The crescent moon was the boomerang Last Line: I stood transfixed -- not you! | |||
The crescent moon was the boomerang I flung across the sky. I meant that it should reach your heart And pierce it through and through. But, as I turned and felt a smart, I stood transfixed -- not you! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VILLA PAULINE by KATHERINE MANSFIELD SONG: 4 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS LITTLE BILLEE by WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY MY FRIEND by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS VAIN EXCUSE by WALTER CONRAD ARENSBERG THE FRONTIER GUARD by ANTON ALEXANDER VON AUERSPERG PRAYER by EVGENY ABRAMOVICH BARATYNSKY SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 1 by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 114. A LATER DEDICATION by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |
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