Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A VALENTINE GAME (FOR TWO PLEAYERS), by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: They have a game, thus played Last Line: In kissing, and in being kissed. Alternate Author Name(s): Hall, Galway Subject(s): Holidays; Valentine's Day | ||||||||
THEY have a game, thus played: He says unto his maid What are those shining things So brown, so golden brown? And she, in doubt, replies How now, what shining things So brown? But then, she coming near, To see more clear, He looks again, and cries (All startled with surprise) Sweet wretch, they are your eyes, So brown, so brown! The climax and the end consist In kissing, and in being kissed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN HONOR OF TAFFY TOPAZ by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY SONG FOR A LITTLE HOUSE by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY THE PLUMPUPPETS by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY THOUGHTS WHILE PACKING A TRUNK by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY A BURNING BOSOM by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY A CHARM; FOR OUR NEW FIREPLACE TO STOP ITS SMOKING by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY A DISCOVERY by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY A GRACE BEFORE WRITING by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY A GRUB STREET RECESSIONAL by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY A HALLOWEEN MEMORY by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY |
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