The Bath Tub

Ezra PoundEzra Pound

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As a bathtub lined with white porcelain,
When the hot water gives out or goes tepid,
So is the slow cooling of our chivalrous passion,
O my much praised but-not-altogether-satisfactory lady.
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Ezra Pound
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Ezra Pound

1885 - 1972/Male/AmericanA poet and critic, Ezra Weston Loomis Pound is known for his development of Imagism, stressing clarity, precision and economy of language.

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