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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HIPS, by ABU HAFS First Line: Her hips, so wide-distended Last Line: When she attempts to rise. Subject(s): Hips | |||
Her hips, so wide-distended From her slim waist suspended Exert their tyranny On her as much as me. I think upon their treason And suffer in my reason; And she has aching thighs When she attempts to rise. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOMAGE TO MY HIPS by LUCILLE CLIFTON WOMAN ON THE DANCE by DEBRA MARQUART MY ORCHA'D IN LINDEN LEA by WILLIAM BARNES THE FIRESIDE by NATHANIEL COTTON THREE MOMENTS IN PARIS: 1. ONE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT by MINA LOY FOR 'THE WINE OF CIRCE' (BY EDWARD BURNE JONES) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |
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