Poems (Lambert)/A Kiss
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A KISS.
A KISS? Pray tell me, what is in a kiss,That it should be the ultimate of bliss?I've tried it, and in vain; I cannot seeWhy so much sought for a mere kiss should be.
I wish I knew wherein lies the delight,The smacking part! What's in that to excite?Or drinking souls from lips, as lovers do—Ah, let me see—and did I try that too?
I have convinced myself it must be good,When people kiss each other as they should;A mouth with rosy lips and a moustacheTogether met, knock reason "all to smash."