PoemPermanent catalogue Work

A Song from an Ebony Heart

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Category
Darker Moods
SectionPoetry for Friends

Opening lines

The wine in my cup is bitter dregs,The moon is hard and cold,Like a woman that spreads her greedy legsFor a smear of slimy gold.

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