Wednesday, July 22, 2009

poem for e.e.cummings


e.e.cummings man you got it going,your
voice is many fingertouches
without poking,it
moves not breaking anything(like
spring or a cat)strokes
immensely in line a star,
an eye awake,a breast

e.e.cummings you be soft,thick
with yes and many hands unfold and close,with
(on them lamps)nightstands you
have seen may & sun two world wars new york

i dreamed you e.e.cummings in a moon-balloon descending,
said“feeling is first to pay any attention
to the syntax of things,
love
is more thicker than forget,
makes the little thickness of the coin”

e.e.cummings i never looked up
your names i don’t think
you would mind

4 comments:

de vries said...

How can I not like your tearyeyed poem mister?

Rafael Mantovani said...

is that what you wanna know?

Anonymous said...

beautiful. awesome. he would love it. incidentally, today is his birthday... and his names are Edward Estlin. =) peace & love,
nikki joy

Rafael Mantovani said...

happy birthday to him! let's blow the candles for our dear Eddie :-)
be welcome, and peace and love to you too, nikki