Religion
Madonna Eve
From Herbs and Apples (1910)
Religion
From what far spicery derives your hair
The sweet faint fragrance that enslaves my sense?
What subtle love trick taught you to be fair
With overt lure and covert reticence?
Madonna Eve, you bear upon your breast
A hungry emerald like the desiring sea,
But warm upon your heart lie pearls of rest
What man could exorcise such witchery?
Cite this poem
MLA
Whitney, Helen Hay. “Madonna Eve.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/whitney_hh/199/.
Chicago
Whitney, Helen Hay. “Madonna Eve.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/whitney_hh/199/.
Read this poem with the Codex →