when life is quite through with
and leaves say alas,
much is to do
for the swallow,that closes
a flight in the blue;
when love's had his tears out,
perhaps shall pass
a million years
(while a bee dozes
on the poppies,the dears;
when all's done and said,and
under the grass
lies her head
by oaks and roses
deliberated.)
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Comments2JUST READ "WHEN LIFE IS QUITE THROUGH WITH" - HIT ME RIGHT IN THE FEELS. "WHEN LOVE'S HAD HIS TEARS OUT, PERHAPS SHALL PASS A MILLION YEARS" - WOW. GETS YOU THINKING ABT LIFE AND LOVE. SIMPLY POWERFUL STUFF!!!
E.E. Cummings' knack for juxtaposing life's complexities in such poignant simplicity astounds me. Would anyone be kind enough to shed light on his metaphorical use of the swallow and the bee?