Octopus Comments

the way Octopus has been depicted is extraordinary.Thank you poet!

PART THREE. Until I read this article, I just thought Hilton was a bit nuts about a lady octupus

PART TWO. The poem demonstrates most of the controversial themes for which Swinburne became notorious... the cruel yet libidinous pagan goddess figure of Dolores, the Lady of Pain.

PART ONE- After reading Adrian's Comment below, I tracked this down in Wikipedia. The speaker of the poem is the voice of a besotted lover, faced with, and lamenting, Swinburne's particular ruthless and grim representation of the sacred feminine, embodied here as the Lady of Pain.... with its sadomasochistic imagery....

Her murderous meal! ! Thanks for sharing.

We are sick with the poison of pleasure, Dispense us the potion of pain; Ope thy mouth to its uttermost measure And bite us again! ........so touching and impressive. A beautiful poem nicely executed.

One of his parodies, this time likening Algernon Charles Swinburne to an octopus.