Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE HUSBAND OF LADY GODIVA, by FRANCES WIERMAN


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THE HUSBAND OF LADY GODIVA, by                    
First Line: True it is, women are deceivers!
Last Line: By that diamond, bedded in white velvet!
Subject(s): Duplicity; Women; Deceit


True it is, women are deceivers!
They make us think them soft, submissive, dull;
And on a sudden -- catch us up!
When I dared her
I reckoned on her spurning me
And pestering me no more
With her lousy hungry herd.
Yet -- there she rides --
Naked, except for her bright hair;
Her body as it were molded of new cream
And sweetly curved as a little shell.
But she seems covered!
I could tear off her clothes
But never strip her of that. It makes her more impregnable
Than the highest tower of my castle.
It would stay whole
An I could crack her every bone!
Greater than modesty,
Proof against threat or weapon, --
I can hear words, feel swords, see blood,
But what she has, I cannot grasp!
I'll keep my promise
(Though I shall roar and curse and stamp)
And after this crazy ride
I will be wary!
By God, I'll be in fear of being cut
By that diamond, bedded in white velvet!





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