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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE INKY MOUTH, by AL-BARRAQ First Line: O strange and lovely sight Last Line: Upon a night obscure. | |||
O strange and lovely sight: A smudge of ink, all staining A luscious mouth containing The wine of sweet delight: Like pitch, a flask of pure And sparkling liquor lining, With the moon's crescent shining Upon a night obscure. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EPITAPH: FOR MY GRANDMOTHER by COUNTEE CULLEN SESTINA: 1. OF THE LADY PIETRA DEGLI SCROVIGNI by DANTE ALIGHIERI EPITHALAMION by EDMUND SPENSER SPRING'S IMMORTALITY by H. T. MACKENZIE BELL TO NANCY F --- by WILLIAM BLAKE |
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