When man,
enters woman,
like the surf biting the shore,
again and again,
and the woman opens her mouth with pleasure
and her teeth gleam
like the alphabet,
Logos appears milking a star,
and the man
inside of woman
ties a knot
so that they will
never again be separate
and the woman
climbs into a flower
and swallows its stem
and Logos appears
and unleashes their rivers.
This man,
this woman
with their double hunger,
have tried to reach through
the curtain of God
and briefly they have,
though God
in His perversity
unties the knot.
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From guest Liz (contact)
How could this poem have been written in 1975 if the poet died in 1974?
Perhaps a typo - however the date now is more realistic.
So, what do you think of the poem? Share your thoughts.
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i doesnt make any sense
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To Kassandramistele and others
As I see it, Sexton is writing about the bond that a man and woman forge when they make love. Despite many misleading images they pull apart the curtain God draws over the meaning of life as they reach the height of their coupling.
Then God hides it again as they pass the climax of the event!!
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From guest Coolie Mar (contact)
It's "though God in His perversity unties the knot."
"through" doesn't make any sense...
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Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
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