Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOR THE GODDESS TOO WELL KNOWN, by ELSA GIDLOW Poet's Biography First Line: I have robbed the garrulous streets Last Line: I ask no man pardon.) Subject(s): Gays & Lesbians; Homoeroticism; Lesbians; Gay Women; Gay Men | ||||||||
I have robbed the garrulous streets, Thieved a fair girl from their blight, I have stolen her for a sacrifice That I shall make to this night. I have brought her, laughing, To my quietly dreaming garden. For what will be done there I ask no man pardon. I brush the rouge from her cheeks, Clean the black kohl from the rims Of her eyes; loose her hair; Uncover the glimmering, shy limbs. I break wild roses, scatter them over her. The thorns between us sting like love's pain. Her flesh, bitter and salt to my tongue, I taste with endless kisses and taste again. At dawn I leave her Asleep in my wakening garden. (For what was done there I ask no man pardon.) | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FEMALE MASCULINITY by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM THE ASS FESTIVAL by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM THE BOOK OF SCAPEGOATS by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM DOSSIER OF IRRETRIEVABLES by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM THIS ONE'S FOR YOU by JAN HELLER LEVI I KNOW MY HUSBAND'S BODY by TIMOTHY LIU CALIFORNIA ORCHARD by ELSA GIDLOW |
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