Love
Our myrtle is in flower
From Underneath the Bough (1898)
Our myrtle is in flower;
Behold Love's power!
The glorious stamens' crowded force unfurled,
Cirque beyond cirque
At breathing, bee-like, and harmonious work;
The rose-patched petals backward curled,
Falling away
To let fecundity have perfect play.
O flower, dear to the eyes
Of Aphrodite, rise
As she at once to bare, audacious bliss;
And bid us near
Your prodigal, delicious hemisphere.
Where thousand kisses breed the kiss
That fills the room
With languor of an acid, dark perfume!
Codex Note
The Third Book of Songs
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MLA
Field, Michael. “Our myrtle is in flower.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/87/.
Chicago
Field, Michael. “Our myrtle is in flower.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/87/.
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