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Not at the moment. I haven't got enough time for my writing since I started working again after the Christmas break.
The most daring garment you ever wore?
I think I can relate to that.
Another favourite:
A Clear Midnight
This is the hour, O soul,
thy free flight into the wordless,
Away from books,
away from art,
the day erased,
the lesson done,
Thee fully forth emerging,
silent, gazing,
pondering the themes thou lovest best...
Ode to a Beautiful Nude
With a chaste heart
With pure eyes I celebrate your beauty
Holding the leash of blood
So that it might leap out and trace your outline
Where you lie down in my Ode
As in a land of forests or in surf
In aromatic loam, or in sea music
Beautiful nude...
Oh, and Bukowski:
your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you...
There are a few of my favourites among those already quoted, like "She Walks in Beauty" and "The Tyger".
I'd like to add this one:
Sonnets from The Portuguese - XLIII
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when...