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...A BANJO SONG by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON MY ORCHA'D IN LINDEN LEA by WILLIAM BARNES THE MOUSE'S LULLABY by PALMER COX SENCE YOU WENT AWAY by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON EPITAPHS OF THE WAR, 1914-18: CONVOY ESCORT by RUDYARD KIPLING SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: THE HILL by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 24 by OMAR KHAYYAM DESERT by PATRICK JOHN MCALISTER ANDERSON THE APOLOGY; ADDRESSED TO THE CRITICAL REVIEWERS by CHARLES CHURCHILL |
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