Monday, February 22, 2010

Poem of the Week by e.e. cummings

One of my favorite poets is e.e. cummings. I'm drawn to his playfulness with language and his humor, and also to the occasional lustyness of his poetry. A newly released collection called Erotic Poems gathers 50 of his romantic and lusty poems along with 12 drawings by the poet.

there is a
moon sole
in the blue
night

amorous of waters
tremulous,
blinded with silence the
undulous heaven yearns where

in tense starlessness
anoint with ardor
the yellow lover

stands in the dumb dark
svelte
and
urgent

(again
love i slowly
gather
of thy languorous mouth the

thrilling
flower)

1 comment:

Justin said...

Again geranium dreams gather in the heaving heart, huffing hunger through the eyes.