| T. R. Smith, comp. Poetica Erotica: Rare and Curious Amatory Verse. 1921–22. | | | | New Year’s Eve | | By D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930) |
| | (From Look! We Have Come Through! 1918) |
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THERE are only two things now, | |
| The great black night scooped out | |
| And this fire-glow. | |
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| This fire-glow, the core, | |
| And we the two ripe pips | 5 |
| That are held in store. | |
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| Listen, the darkness rings | |
| As it circulates round our fire. | |
| Take off your things. | |
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| Your shoulders, your bruised throat! | 10 |
| Your breasts, your nakedness! | |
| This fiery coat! | |
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| As the darkness flickers and dips, | |
| As the firelight falls and leaps | |
| From your feet to your lips! | 15 | | |
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