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Purdah Poems - Poems about Purdah

Purdah Poems - Examples of all types of poems about purdah to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for purdah.

The Veil

...You wear a secret veil to no avail A curtain over bays of gauzy pain Of unadorned love betrayed And naked promises made Avowed Never to be drawn again Hooded clouds across the sun drift past ......Read the rest...

Categories: purdah, betrayal, love,
Form: Verse

The Ruba'Iyat of Creteil Lake - Part Five

...The Ruba’iyat of Créteil Lake – Part Five All day she toiled to keep her knees and busts in position The Mairie’s serrated metal-hearted spool of derision And the glinting fly-eye cutaways of the Pr......Read the rest...

Categories: purdah, dream,
Form: Quatrain