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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ORANGE ROOM, by EDWARD NAGLE
First Line: Deep within
Last Line: Wail harshly.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
First Line: Deep within
Last Line: Wail harshly.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
Deep within
The Orange room,
On a shelf of alabaster,
Twin sprays of Narcissi
Raise their heads
From out a green jade bowl,
Wonder-eyed,
Exhuming a putrescent fragrance ...
Death commingled
With perfumed flesh
From the silence
Without the Orange room
Lustful cats
Wail harshly.
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