Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THESE ARE, by BENJAMIN ROSENBAUM 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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV APRIL DAY by BENJAMIN ROSENBAUM |
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