mr youse needn't be so spry
concernin questions arty
each has his tastes but as for i
i likes a certain party
gimme the he-man's solid bliss
for youse ideas i'll match youse
a pretty girl who naked is
is worth a million statues
e.e.cummings, 1926
That reminds me of something.
ReplyDeleteI just wish I could remember what it was.....
Adullamite: It's a nekkid girl!
DeleteOh that's what it is !
DeleteOh re Cummings is a genius I must get a book of his poems. I had forgotten him somehow
ReplyDeletee.e cummings was, I think, a wonderful poet, and delighted in being just a little shocking. This poem, written in a witty vernacular, no doubt shocked some of his day.
DeleteIf you liked it, then might I recommend an earlier post?
http://gritinthegears.blogspot.com/2007/01/she-being-brand-new-by-eecummings.html