Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THESE ARE, by BENJAMIN ROSENBAUM


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THESE ARE, by                    
First Line: These are more beautiful than words
Last Line: A woman's eyelids opening from rest.
Subject(s): Beauty; Clouds; Women


These are more beautiful than words:
White clouds like sleds pushed down the curve of sky;
Wind-tossing of a thousand birds;
And steady flights of geese without a cry.

These are more beautiful than song:
A woman's body; the sharp are of breasts;
A woman's hands, patient so long;
A woman's eyelids opening from rest.





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