Love Song

August 1922 Elinor Wylie
Love Song
August 1922 Elinor Wylie

Love Song

ELINOR WYLIE

LOVERS eminent in love Ever diversities combine;

The vocal cords of the cushet-dove, The snake's articulated spine.

Such elective elements

Educate the eye and lip

With one's refreshing innocence,

The other's claim to scholarship.

The serpent's knowledge of the world Learn, and the dove's more naive charm; Whether your ringlets should be curled, And why he likes his claret warm.