Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE KISS, by SIEGFRIED SASSOON


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THE KISS, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: To these I turn, in these I trust
Last Line: Quail from your downward darting kiss.
Subject(s): Kisses; Soldiers' Writings; World War I; First World War


To these I turn, in these I trust --
Brother Lead and Sister Steel.
To his blind power I make appeal,
I guard her beauty clean from rust.

He spins and burns and loves the air,
And splits a skull to win my praise;
But up the nobly marching days
She glitters naked, cold and fair.

Sweet Sister, grant your soldier this:
That in good fury he may feel
The body where he sets his heel
Quail from your downward darting kiss.






Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net