Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AFTER BOCCACCIO, by MAX LICHT SONIN



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AFTER BOCCACCIO, by                    
First Line: The maiden is a swan
Last Line: A maiden and a swan.
Subject(s): Birds; Swans


The Maiden is a Swan
With wings of whiter purity
Than the spotless Swan's—

The Swan is a Maiden
With flesh of a softer beauty
Than the yielding Maiden's—

The Swan swaying
Toward the Maiden—
The Maiden leaning childlike
Over to the Swan. ...

My heart is in the grip
Of the tender witchery of their looks—

A Maiden and a Swan.





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