Erica Jong Poems

Hit Title Date Added
81.
Woman Enough

Because my grandmother's hours
were apple cakes baking,
& dust motes gathering,
& linens yellowing
...

82.
In Praise Of Clothes

If it is only for the taking off-
the velvet cloak,
the ostrich feather boa,
the dress which slithers to the floor
...

83.
Middle Aged Lovers, I

Unable to bear
the uncertainty
of the future,
we consulted seers,
...

84.
Tachycardia

In the chest is caged bat
who seeks escape
through the mouth.

He flaps his wings
...

85.
There Is Only One Story

There is only one story:
he loved her,
then stopped loving her,
while she did not
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86.
I Live In New York

I am happiest
near the ocean,
where the changing light
reminds me of my death
...

87.
Good Carpenters

I looked at the book.
'It will stand,' I thought.
Not a palace
built by a newspaper czar,
...

88.
The Color Of Snow

Putting the skis down
in the white snow,
the wind singing,
the blizzard of time
...

89.
Egyptology

I am the Sphinx.
I am the woman buried in sand
up to her chin.
I am waiting for an archaeologist
...

90.
This Element

Looking for a place
where we might turn off
the inner dialogue,
the monologue
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