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...JACOBITE'S TOAST (TO AN OFFICER IN THE ARMY) by JOHN BYROM THE HOUSE WITH NOBODY IN IT by ALFRED JOYCE KILMER A SONG TO MITHRAS by RUDYARD KIPLING ON CATULLUS by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR THE PRINCESS: SONG by ALFRED TENNYSON ITALIAN MUSIC IN DAKOTA (THE SEVENTEENTH - THE FINEST REGIMENTAL BAND) by WALT WHITMAN |