ee cummings

I’m not writing any at least not yet I don’t think we’ll see.

But today’s prompt is leaf which made AJ think of an ee cummings poem

l(a
le
af
fa
ll
s)
one
l
iness

And it wasn’t the one AJ was looking for particularly so we googled it. We didn’t find it though.

ee cummings is a weird poet. Here’s one I like:

i like my body when it is with your
body. It is so quite new a thing.
Muscles better and nerves more.
i like your body. i like what it does,
i like its hows. i like to feel the spine
of your body and its bones,and the trembling
-firm-smooth ness and which i will
again and again and again
kiss, i like kissing this and that of you,
i like, slowly stroking the,shocking fuzz
of your electric furr,and what-is-it comes
over parting flesh….And eyes big love-crumbs,

and possibly i like the thrill

of under me you so quite new


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