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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ORIENTALE: 3, by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My love Last Line: Of bells comprehended through incense Alternate Author Name(s): Cummings, E. E. | |||
my love thy hair is one kingdom the king whereof is darkness thy forehead is a flight of flowers thy head is a quick forest filled with sleeping birds thy breasts are swarms of white bees upon the bough of thy body thy body to me is April in whose armpits is the approach of spring thy thighs are white horses yoked to a chariot of kings they are the striking of a good minstrel between them is always a pleasant song my love thy head is a casket of the cool jewel of thy mind the hair of thy head is one warrior innocent of defeat thy hair upon thy shoulders is an army with victory and with trumpets thy legs are the trees of dreaming whose fruit is the very eatage of forgetfulness thy lips are satraps in scarlet in whose kiss is the combining of kings thy wrists are holy which are the keepers of the keys of thy blood thy feet upon thy ankles are flowers in vases of silver in thy beauty is the dilemma of flutes thy eyes are the betrayal of bells comprehended through incense | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHANSON INNOCENTE: 2 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS CHANSON INNOCENTE: 2, FR. TULIPS by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS SONG: 4 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS SONNET - REALITIES: 1 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS AMORES: 7 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS CHANSON INNOCENTE: 1 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS LA GUERRE: 1 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS NO THANKS: 9 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS ORIENTALE: 1 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS ORIENTALE: 2 by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS |
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