Category Archives: poetry

e.e. cummings, "you being in love… (XII)"

you being in lovewill tell who softly asks in love, am i separated from your body smile brain hands merelyto become the jumping puppets of a dream? oh i mean:entirely having in my careful howcareful arms created this at lengthinexcusable, … Continue reading

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Louise Glück, "Parable of Flight"

Parable of Flight A flock of birds leaving the side of the mountain.Black against the spring evening, bronze in early summer,rising over blank lake water. Why is the young man disturbed suddenly,his attention slipping from his companion?His heart is no … Continue reading

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Rumi, "Love Is the Master"

I’ve always thought this poem would be a great background or theme for a romance novel. # Love is the Master Love is the One who masters all things;I am mastered totally by Love.By my passion of love for LoveI … Continue reading

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Anne Sexton, "The Black Art"

The Black Art A woman who writes feels too much,those trances and portents!As if cycles and children and islandsweren’t enough; as if mourners and gossipsand vegetables were never enough.She thinks she can warn the stars.A writer is essentially a spy.Dear … Continue reading

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