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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHROMOTONES, by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD Poet's Biography First Line: Her voice was darker than of old Last Line: And that was intermission. Subject(s): Critics & Criticism | |||
Her voice was darker than of old; Her hair lacked melody; Her feet at times were shrill and cold, And wandered from the key. Her gown was tuneful, sweet and low, Cut scherzo to the waist, With semi-quavers row on row In soft, melodious taste. Her gestures were inclined to flat, Regardless of their hue. Her trills were ambidextrous, fat And slightly tinged with blue. Her phrasing was a shade too brown, And though superbly placed, Her smile was loud enough to drown The roses at her waist. The programme was perhaps a bit Too blonde for her ambition -- Only one number scored a hit, And that was Intermission. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LINES FREELY TAKEN FROM CALLIMACHUS by CHARLES MARTIN FORM DESTRUCTIONIST?ÇÖSCULPTOR by ROBERT MCALMON POETS AND CRITICS by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS LINES TO A DON by HILAIRE BELLOC TO A REVIEWER WHO ADMIRED MY BOOK by JOHN CIARDI SONORA DESERT POEM by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE SEVEN ARTS by ROBERT FROST IN MEMORY OF DAVID KALSTONE by ANTHONY HECHT METAMORPHOSES: 16. PROSERPINA (JOHN RUSKIN) by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM LIMERICK by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD |
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