Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO RUBY LIPS, by H. A. RICHMOND First Line: Two ruby lips are hers; a pair Last Line: Too ruby lips. Subject(s): Prostitution; Harlots; Whores; Brothels | ||||||||
TWO ruby lips are hers; a pair Of eyes a cynic to ensnare, A tinted cheek, a perfect nose, A throat as white as winter's snows, And o'er her brow bright golden hair. But, though she's everything that's fair, My captured fancy's focused where A saucy smile suffuses those Two ruby lips. Why longer wait their sweets to share? We're safe behind the portiere. A moment, then, that no one knows -- Ah! now she's flown, couleur de rose, With, one might hint (but who would dare?) Too ruby lips. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVING YOU IN FLEMISH by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A MAN AND WOMAN ABSOLUTELY WHITE by ANDRE BRETON AFTER THREE PHOTOGRAPHS OF BRASSAI by NORMAN DUBIE THE VIOLENT SPACE by ETHERIDGE KNIGHT AN OLD WHOREHOUSE by MARY OLIVER CHICAGO CABARET by KENNETH REXROTH FOR A MASSEUSE AND PROSTITUTE by KENNETH REXROTH HARRISON STREET COURT by CARL SANDBURG LAUDO PUELLAM by H. A. RICHMOND |
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