The one was fifteen years old, the other sixteen And they both slept in the same little room. It happened on an oppressive September eve- Fragile things! blue-eyed with cheeks of ivory. To cool their frail bodies each removed Her dainty chemise fresh with the perfume of amber. The younger raised her hands and bent backwards, And her sister, her hands on her breasts, kissed her. Then fell on her knees, and, in a frenzy, Grasped her limbs to her cheek, and her mouth Caressed the blonde gold within the grey shadows: And during all that time the younger counted On her darling fingers the promised waltzes, And, blushing, smiled innocently. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE NEW APOCRYPHA: THE FIG TREE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE NIGHT COURT by RUTH COMFORT MITCHELL ON THE DEATH OF CYNTHIA'S HORSE by PHILIP AYRES BARCAROLE: DE VIGNY by E. G. B. SEA-SONG by WILLIAM DRUMMOND BAKER DEDICATIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS: 2. EPILOGUE: 5TH OCTOBER 1896 by GORDON BOTTOMLEY |