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El Beso
Twilight--and you
Quiet--the stars;
Snare of the shine of your teeth,
Your provocative laughter,
The gloom of your hair;
Lure of you, eye and lip;
Yearning, yearning,
Languor, surrender;
Your mouth,
And madness, madness,
Tremulous, breathless, flaming,
The space of a sigh;
Then awakening--remembrance,
Pain, regret--your sobbing;
And again, quiet--the stars,
Twilight--and you.
Today's poem is in the public domain.
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About This Poem
Angelina Weld Grimk�'s "El Beso" was first published in 1909 and became Grimk�'s first widely anthologized poem. This lyric meditation expresses a sense of isolation and desire.
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