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(Me up at does)

by E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings

Me up at does
out of the floor
quietly Stare
a poisoned mouse
still who alive
is asking What
have i done that
You wouldn't have




Quotes of the Day

A poet needs to keep his wilderness alive inside him. To remain a poet after forty requires an awareness of your darkest Africa, that part of yourself that will never be tamed.

• Stanley Kunitz



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  • Sara Teasdale
    The Fountain
    by Sara Teasdale
    Oh in the deep blue night The fountain sang alone; It sang to the drowsy heart Of a satyr carved in stone. The fountain sang and sang But the satyr never stirred-- Only the great white moon