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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...FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN KEATS' DEATH by SARA TEASDALE THE MONK IN THE KITCHEN by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH A SPINSTER'S STINT by ALICE CARY THE LOST JEWEL by EMILY DICKINSON THE VOYAGE TO VINLAND: 3. GUDRIDA'S PROPHECY by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL TO MR. THOMAS SOUTHERNE, ON HIS BIRTHDAY, 1742 by ALEXANDER POPE THE GREAT SAINT BERNARD by SAMUEL ROGERS ASTROPHEL AND STELLA: 54 by PHILIP SIDNEY |
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