In the victim's room, The dust grows bored, Waiting, on the knife handle, For the fingerprints of the murderer. Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS ON A THEME: ROMANCE by EDITH SITWELL THE BALLAD OF WILLIAM SYCAMORE (1790-1880) by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET ASIAN BIRDS by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES THE MISTRESS; A SONG by JOHN WILMOT LA BEAUTE by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE AN EPITAPH ON MRS. EL: Y by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) FAMILIAR EPISTLES ON A SERMON, 'OFFICE & OPERATIONS OF HOLY SPIRIT': 2 by JOHN BYROM |