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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIFE IS MOTION, by WALLACE STEVENS Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In oklahoma, / bonnie and josie Last Line: Celebrating the marriage / of flesh and air Subject(s): Love - Marital; Marriage; Wedded Love; Marriage - Love; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | |||
In Oklahoma, In Oklahoma, Bonnie and Josie, Bonnie and Josie, Dressed in calico, Dressed in calico, Danced around a stump. Danced around a stump. They cried, They cried, Ohoyaho, Ohoyaho, Ohoo" ... Ohoo" . . . Celebrating the marriage Celebrating the marriage Of flesh and air. Of flesh and air. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV A DISH OF PEACHES IN RUSSIA by WALLACE STEVENS |
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