Weeds by the wall : verses / by Madison Cawein [electronic text]
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Weeds by the wall : verses / by Madison Cawein [electronic text]
Author
Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914
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Louisville, Ky.: John P. Morton & Company
1901
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MIGNON.
OH, Mignon's mouth is like a rose,A red, red rose, that half uncurlsSweet petals o'er a crimson bee:Or like a shell, that, opening, showsWithin its rosy curve white pearls,White rows of pearls,Is Mignon's mouth that smiles at me.
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Oh, Mignon's eyes are like blue gems,Two azure gems, that gleam and glow,Soft sapphires set in ivory:Or like twin violets, whose stemsBloom blue beneath the covering snow,The lidded snow,Are Mignon's eyes that laugh at me.
O mouth of Mignon, Mignon's eyes!O eyes of violet, mouth of fire!—Within which lies all ecstasyOf tears and kisses and of sighs:—O mouth, O eyes, and O desire,O love's desire,Have mercy on the soul of me!
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