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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A CLOSE-UP, by RUSTICUS [PSEUD.] First Line: A gesture from the law: the limousine Last Line: "crime-stained, insouciant, he smiled, and passed" Alternate Author Name(s): Rusticus | |||
A gesture from the Law: the limousine Paused with the traffic, purring for a space In hot impatience. Ah, I knew that face, Those beetling brows, those features, clean-cut, lean, That black moustache, that hawk-like nose atween Dark, shifty eyes, the poise of Southern race, Concealing, with a cloak of easy grace, All that is vile and villainous and mean! 'Twas he! I knew him, miscreant who hoards Bonds, heiresses, false currency, and wills, Who blights a Woman's Love -- to give us thrills -- The friend of cut-throats and the guest of lords! Aristocratic, fascinating, fast, Crime-stained, insouciant, he smiled, and passed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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