Love
The Bungler
From Sword Blades and Poppy Seed (1914): Sword Blades
Love
You glow in my heart
Like the flames of uncounted candles.
But when I go to warm my hands,
My clumsiness overturns the light,
And then I stumble
Against the tables and chairs.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lowell, Amy. “The Bungler.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/91/.
Chicago
Lowell, Amy. “The Bungler.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/91/.
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