Living

A Twintorette

by James Whitcomb Riley 1849–1916

From Armazindy (1894)

Living

Ho! my little maiden
With the glossy tresses,
Come thou and dance with me
A measure all divine;
Let my breast be laden
With but thy caresses--
Come thou and glancingly
Mate thy face with mine.

Thou shalt trill a rondel,
While my lips are purling
Some dainty twitterings
Sweeter than the birds';
And, with arms that fondle
Each as we go twirling,
We will kiss, with titterings,
Lisps and loving words.

MLA

Riley, James Whitcomb. “A Twintorette.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/651/.

Chicago

Riley, James Whitcomb. “A Twintorette.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/651/.

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