Louise Bogan Mouth Poems
- 1. Sonnet
Since you would claim the sources of my thought
Recall the meshes whence it sprang unlimed,
The reedy traps which other hands have times
To close upon it. Conjure up the hot
... - 2. The Frightened Man
In fear of the rich mouth
I kissed the thin,--
Even that was a trap
To snare me in.
... - 3. Betrothed
You have put your two hands upon me, and your mouth,
You have said my name as a prayer.
Here where trees are planted by the water
I have watched your eyes, cleansed from regret,
... - 4. A Tale
This youth too long has heard the break
Of waters in a land of change.
He goes to see what suns can make
From soil more indurate and strange.
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