Love
Passion
From The Poems of Madison Cawein (1907)
Love
The wine-loud laughter of indulged desire
Upon his lips, and, in his eyes, the fire
Of uncontrol, he takes in reckless hands,--
And interrupts with discords,--the sad lyre
Of Love’s deep soul, and never understands.
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MLA
Cawein, Madison. “Passion.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cawein/688/.
Chicago
Cawein, Madison. “Passion.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cawein/688/.
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