Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PORTRAITS: 9, by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Spring omnipotent goddess thou Last Line: Ragging the world Alternate Author Name(s): Cummings, E. E. Variant Title(s): Xx | ||||||||
spring omnipotent goddess Thou dost stuff parks with overgrown pimply chevaliers and gumchewing giggly damosels Thou dost persuade to serenade his lady the musical tom-cat Thou dost inveigle into crossing sidewalks the unwary june-bug and the frivolous angleworm Thou dost hang canary birds in parlour windows Spring slattern of seasons you have soggy legs and a muddy petticoat drowsy is your hair your eyes are sticky with dream and you have a sloppy body from being brought to bed of crocuses when you sing in your whisky voice the grass rises on the head of the earth and all the trees are put on edge spring of the excellent jostle of thy hips and the superior slobber of your breasts i am so very fond that my soul inside of me hollers for thou comest and your hands are the snow and thy fingers are the rain and your feet O your feet freakish feet feet incorrigible ragging the world | 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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