Because your eyes are slant and slow,
Because your hair is sweet to tough,
My heart is high again; but oh,
I doubt if this will get me much.
From Enough Rope (Boni & Liveright, 1926) by Dorothy Parker. This poem is in the public domain.
Because your eyes are slant and slow,
Because your hair is sweet to tough,
My heart is high again; but oh,
I doubt if this will get me much.
From Enough Rope (Boni & Liveright, 1926) by Dorothy Parker. This poem is in the public domain.