Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IF I MIGHT BE AN OX, by ANONYMOUS Last Line: But I would have my love Subject(s): Animals;love;oxen | ||||||||
If I might be an ox, An ox, a beautiful ox, Beautiful but stobborn; The merchant would buy me, Would buy and slaughter me, Would spread my skin, Would bring me to the market. The coarse woman would bargain for me; The beautiful girl would buy me. She would crush perfumes for me; I would spend the night rolled up around her; I would spend the afternoon rolled up around her. Her husband would say: "It is a dead skin!" But I would have my love! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: HERDING THE OX by LUCILLE CLIFTON TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: SEARCHING FOR THE OX by LUCILLE CLIFTON TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: SEEING THE OX by LUCILLE CLIFTON TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: THE OX AND THE MAN BOTH GONE OUT OF SIGHT by LUCILLE CLIFTON TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: RETURNING TO THE ORIGIN, BACK TO THE SOURCE by LUCILLE CLIFTON TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: CATCHING THE OX by LUCILLE CLIFTON TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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