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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INSPECT US, by EDITH DANIELL First Line: Out of the clothes that cover me Last Line: I am the captain of my form. Subject(s): Bodies; Clothing & Dress | |||
OUT of the clothes that cover me Tight as the skin is on the grape, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable shape. In the fell clutch of bone and steel I have not whined nor cried aloud; Whatever else I may conceal, I show my thoughts unshamed and proud. The forms of other actorines I put away into the shade; All of them flossy near-blondines Find and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how straight the tape, How cold the weather is, or warm -- I am the mistress of my shape -- I am the captain of my form. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DRESSING MY DAUGHTERS by MARK JARMAN IT'S HARD TO KEEP A CLEAN SHIRT CLEAN by JUNE JORDAN ODE TO A DRESSMAKER'S DUMMY by DONALD JUSTICE THE RED SHIRT by PHILIP LEVINE THE THINGS IN BLACK MEN?ÇÖS CLOSETS by E. ETHELBERT MILLER BALLADE OF BLUE CHINA by ANDREW LANG THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 91. LOST ON BOTH SIDES by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE SONG OF THE ILL-BELOVED; TO PAUL LEAUTARD by GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE |
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