Strip-Tease Poem by Lawrence Durrell

Strip-Tease

Rating: 3.3


Soft toys that make to seem girls
In cool whitewash with two coral
Valves of lip printing each others' grease ...
A clockwork Cupid's bow. Increase!
Their cherry-ripe hullo brims the open purse
Of eyes washed white by the marmoreal light;
So swaying as if on pyres they go
About the buried business of the night,
Cold witches of the elementary tease
Balanced on the horn of a supposed desire...
Trees shed their leaves like some of these.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chris Dawson 28 January 2009

just the kind of piece that turns society in general off from exploring the world poetry...would there be a finer example?

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Kumarmani Mahakul 23 August 2019

Cold witches of the elementary tease Balanced on the horn of a supposed desire... Trees shed their leaves like some of these.....impressive lines. Beautiful poem.

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Dr Antony Theodore 23 August 2019

Their cherry-ripe hullo brims the open purse Of eyes washed white by the marmoreal light; So swaying as if on pyres they go. very good poem. tony

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Edward Kofi Louis 23 August 2019

Of the elementary tease! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Uche Nwanze 23 August 2019

Those lines are awesome, I keep reading again and again. It is so teasing. Nice piece

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Brian Jani 19 May 2014

Strip tease, what an interesting poem

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