Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TRIOLETS OF DISCRETION, by RAY CLARKE ROSE


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TRIOLETS OF DISCRETION, by                    
First Line: She drew her little hand away
Last Line: "I thought so, too, but did n't ""call."
Subject(s): Discretion; Man-woman Relationships; Male-female Relations


She drew her little hand away
And, pouting, warned me "not to tease."
Was it in truth, or just in play,
She drew her little hand away,
That rare and radiant summer day,
When we sat side by side at ease?
She drew her little hand away
And, pouting, warned me not to tease.

He drew his little hand away
And scanned it with inquiring eyes;
Remarking, "It takes five to stay."
He drew his little hand away,
And left me guessing how to play,
The while I stared in awed surprise.
He drew his little hand away
And scanned it with inquiring eyes.

"Two bluffs were those," perhaps you 'll say.
I thought so, too, but did n't "call";
I did n't clearly see my way.
"Two bluffs were those," perhaps you 'll say;
But if they were n't!—I must betray
A shrinking from the "marble fall."
"Two bluffs were those," perhaps you 'll say;
I thought so, too, but did n't "call."





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