Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WANTON, by VIRGINIA TAYLOR MCCORMICK


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First Line: Strip her of her silken clothes
Last Line: Love has made her very wise.
Subject(s): Love; Nudity; Pity; Wisdom; Nakedness


Strip her of her silken clothes,
Lay her lovely body where
Day's cold light may shine upon
Reddened lips and hennaed hair.
Goad her with your chastity,
(Virtue ever crucifies)
Read the pity in her face,
Love has made her very wise.





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