On hot coals," while another describes the titular location as a place where "kisses, languishing or joyous [...] adorn the nights".
In one poem in this work, the narrator speaks of "the woman meanwhile, twisting like a snake / On hot coals," while another describes the titular location as a place where "kisses, languishing or joyous [...] adorn the nights". Those poems, "The Vampire's Metamorphoses" and "Lesbos," were among those banned for indecency upon its publication. Poems such as "To She Who Is Too Gay" and "The Jewels" appear in its first and longest section, Spleen and Ideal, and the last line from its Foreword, which mentions a "hypocrite lecteur," was used in T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land." For 10 points, name this poetry collection by Charles Baudelaire.
In one poem in this work, the narrator speaks of "the woman meanwhile, twisting like a snake /
Les {Fleurs du Mal} [or The {Flowers} of {Evil}]