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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHIFFON VELOURS, by MINA LOY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: She is sere Last Line: A yard of chiffon velours Alternate Author Name(s): Cravan, Arthur, Mrs.; Lowy, Mina Gertrude; Haweis, Stephen, Mrs. | |||
She is sere. Her features, verging on a shriek reviling age, Flee from death in odd directions somehow retained by a web of wrinkles. The site of vanished breasts is marked by a safety-pin. Rigid at rest against the corner-stone of a department store. Hers alone to model the last creation, Original design of destitution. Clothed in memorial scraps skimpy even for a skeleton. Trimmed with one sudden burst of flowery cotton half her black skirt glows as a soiled mirror; reflects the gutter - a yard of chiffon velours. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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