I. When my friend Don Juan Has left his last love He becomes gravely philosophic... Wonders why a man Cannot help making love To every pretty woman That crosses his path. .... Berates himself harshly For his wicked misdeeds, Praises the virtues Of honest married folk, A happy home, loving wife,— But reminds himself suddenly Of a "pressing engagement"; Adjusts his cravat, Smiles, And departs. .... II. Sweet half-conscous hypocrite, Golden-haired, apple-cheeked, Plaything of flattery, Woman of women; Grudgingly envious, Hintingly slanderous, Flirtingly philanderous; To be young, To be tempting, To be tempting Without yielding,— The business of life. .... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THEN AND NOW by CECIL DAY LEWIS CLAY BISON IN A CAVE by CLARENCE MAJOR SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JOSEPH DIXON by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TO A FRIEND WRITING ON CABARET DANCERS by EZRA POUND THE CHINESE LAUNDRYMAN by KAREN SWENSON |