E. von Freytag-Loringhoven - Appalling Heart

 

Appalling Heart

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

City stir—wind on eardrum— dancewind: herbstained— flowerstained—silken—rustling— tripping—swishing—frolicking— courtesing—careening—brushing— flowing—lying down—bending— teasing—kissing: treearms—grass— limbs—lips. City stir on eardrum—. In night lonely peers—: moon—riding! pale—with beauty aghast— too exalted to share! in space blue—rides she away from mine chest— illumined strangely— appalling sister! Herbstained—flowerstained— shellscented—seafaring— foresthunting—junglewise— desert gazing— rides heart from chest— lashing with beauty— afleet— across chimney— tinfoil river to meet another’s dark heart! Bless mine feet!

This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on December 5, 2021, by the Academy of American Poets.