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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WOMAN AND CAT, by PAUL VERLAINE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: They were just playing, lady and cat Last Line: Four dazzling points of phosphor gleamed Subject(s): Animals; Cats; Crime & Criminals; Murder; Nails (body) | |||
They were just playing, lady and cat, Their sport was a marvelous sight: White hand, white paw, tit-for-tat, In the shadow of gathering night. She tried to conceal (to little avail) Beneath gloves of the finest black net A set of deadly agate-hard nails Honed sharper than razors can whet. And sweet as sugar, or so it seemed, The other tucked claws away too; But let's give the devil, as ever, his due . . . And suddenly in the boudoir, where A froth of laughter had filled the air, Four dazzling points of phosphor gleamed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...O HEARKEN THE SO GENTLE PLAINT by PAUL VERLAINE OH SAD, SAD WAS MY SOUL by PAUL VERLAINE TEARS FALL IN MY HEART by PAUL VERLAINE THE WHITE MOON by PAUL VERLAINE A BAD SLEEPER by PAUL VERLAINE A FORGOTTEN TUNE by PAUL VERLAINE AN EXCHANGE OF FEELINGS by PAUL VERLAINE |
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