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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Feminist Poetry


Goblins' Market by Christina Rossetti.

Lately, I am longing for fruit.

Apples and quinces,
Lemons and oranges,
Plump unpecked cherries-
Melons and raspberries,
Bloom-down-cheeked peaches,
Swart-headed mulberries,
Wild free-born cranberries,
Crab-apples, dewberries,
Pine-apples, blackberries,
Apricots, strawberries--
All ripe together
In summer weather--
Morns that pass by,
Fair eves that fly;
Come buy, come buy;
Our grapes fresh from the vine,
Pomegranates full and fine,
Dates and sharp bullaces,
Rare pears and greengages,
Damsons and bilberries,
Taste them and try:
Currants and gooseberries,
Bright-fire-like barberries,
Figs to fill your mouth,
Citrons from the South,
Sweet to tongue and sound to eye,
Come buy, come buy."

3 comments:

Woody (Tokin Librul/Rogue Scholar/ Helluvafella!) said...

you should hit 100k this hour...

congrats, goddess...

Anonymous said...

A wonderful piece for the first nice day in weeks (here in NYC at least).

Congrats on your 100,000th hit (whenever it occurs)!

Anonymous said...

That is the cruelest picture, reminds me that this summer I could pick fresh figs off a friend's figtree. Mmmmm. Now I can't afford apples.

from Ruth