I had a little nut-tree
I had a little nut-tree,
Nothing would it bear
I searched in all its branches,
But not a nut was there
I had a little nut-tree,
Nothing would it bear
I searched in all its branches,
But not a nut was there
I had no time to hate,
The grave would hinder me,
And life was not so ample
Could finish enmity
The sweet juices of your mouthare like castles bathed in honey
I've never had it done so gently before
You have put a circle of castlesaround my penis and you swirl themlike sunlight on the wings of birds
If Mary had
When she held her Babe's hands in her ownLittle hands that were tender and white as a rose,
All dented with dimples from finger to wrist,
Such as mothers have kissedThat one day they must feel the fierce
O had she not been fair and thus unkind,
Then had no finger pointed at my lightness;
The world had never known what I do find,
And clouds obscure had shaded still her brightness
If I had a brontosaurusI would name him Morris or Horace;
But if suddenly one day he had a lot of little brontosauriI would change his name to Laurie
Had I a golden pound to spend,
My love should mend and sew no more
And I would buy her a little quern,
Easy to turn on the kitchen floor
Too dearly had I bought my green and youthful years,
If in mine age I could not find when craft for love appears; And seldom though I come in court among the rest,
Yet can I judge in colors dim as deep as can the best
Where grief to...
Had I the choice to tally greatest bards,
To limn their portraits, stately, beautiful, and emulate at will,
Homer with all his wars and warriors—Hector,
Achilles,
Now that the Summer of Love has become the moss of
And the shadowy mouths of tunnels & all the tunnels lead into the city,
I'm going to put the one largely forgotten, swaying figure of Ediesto
Right in front of you so you can wa...
We, too, had known golden
When body and soul were in tune,
Had danced with our true
By the light of a full moon,
LD John had an apple-tree, healthy and green,
Which bore the best codlins that ever were seen,
So juicy, so mellow, and red;
And when they were ripe, he disposed of his store,