Religion

Myrrha

by Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837–1909

From Poems & Ballads (First Series)

Religion

I am the queen Arabian.
The tears wherewith mine eyelids ran
Smelt like my perfumed eyelids' smell.
A harsh thirst made my soft mouth hard,
That ached with kisses afterward;
My brain rang like a beaten bell.
As tears on eyes, as fire on wood,
Sin fed upon my breath and blood,
Sin made my breasts subside and swell.

MLA

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Myrrha.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/554/.

Chicago

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Myrrha.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/554/.

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