Friday, April 26, 2013

poem || Rhoda Penmarq

unkind
  
she cast down her large blue eyes in embarrassment
and was glad to speak of something else
was very glad to speak of something else

at its altar burns an unquenchable fire
but he was merely seeking to provoke
watched the carriage disappear down the avenue

you are all very unkind!
with the advantages of a polished education
but he was merely seeking to provoke

the matter is a family one
begone, you accursed drunken thief!
she cast down her large blue eyes in embarrassment

she cast down her large blue eyes in embarrassment
and watched the carriage disappear down the avenue
begone, you accursed drunken thief!

begone, i say!
at its altar burns an unquenchable fire
the yellow ostrich feather in her bonnet waved majestically

the matter is a family one
at its altar burns an unquenchable fire
but he was merely seeking to provoke

the yellow ostrich feather in her bonnet waved majestically
as they watched the carriage disappear down the avenue
blushing in the most heavenly way

kept alive by mutual indications of insolence and ill-will
kept alive by mutual indications of insolence and ill-will
that would not be the kindest thing to do


sources:  discipline, by mary brunton;  from the caves and jungles of hindostan, by helena pretrovna blavatsky;  the ashiel mystery, by mrs. charles bryce;  the kings highway, by  g p r james;  the affair at the semiramis hotel, by a e w mason:  a cardinal sin, by eugene sue;  a crooked path, by mrs alexander;  deerbrook, by harriet martineau;  a fair barbarian, by frances hodgson burnett;  emmeline,  the orphan of the castle, by charlotte turner smith;  guy livingstone, by george a lawrence;  house of the wolf, by stanley weyman;  nancy, by rhoda broughton

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