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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...WALT WHITMAN by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON FLUSH OR FAUNUS by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: 54 by ALFRED TENNYSON BROKEN MUSIC by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE IRISH MOTHER'S LAMENT by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER ON THE DEITY by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD TO THE LORD LOVE (AT THE APPROACH OF OLD AGE) by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY SANTA BARBARA by FRANCIS FISHER BROWNE APPLE-PARING NIGHT IN VERMONT by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY TO MY COUSIN CAREW RALEGH MARRYING MY LADY ALTHAM by THOMAS CAREW |
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