The poem describes a lover as being naked. In their nakedness, the lover is compared to simple, earthy things like hands and wheat. Their skin is described as the color of "Cuban blue midnight" and their hair likened to stars and vines. Naked, the lover represents the wholeness and warmth of summer in a golden church. Though tiny as a fingernail, the lover's naked form is curved and subtle in the dawn light before withdrawing into the underground world of daily tasks, where their clear light becomes dim and they dress, taking on the form of a naked hand once more.
The poem describes a lover as being naked. In their nakedness, the lover is compared to simple, earthy things like hands and wheat. Their skin is described as the color of "Cuban blue midnight" and their hair likened to stars and vines. Naked, the lover represents the wholeness and warmth of summer in a golden church. Though tiny as a fingernail, the lover's naked form is curved and subtle in the dawn light before withdrawing into the underground world of daily tasks, where their clear light becomes dim and they dress, taking on the form of a naked hand once more.
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The poem describes a lover as being naked. In their nakedness, the lover is compared to simple, earthy things like hands and wheat. Their skin is described as the color of "Cuban blue midnight" and their hair likened to stars and vines. Naked, the lover represents the wholeness and warmth of summer in a golden church. Though tiny as a fingernail, the lover's naked form is curved and subtle in the dawn light before withdrawing into the underground world of daily tasks, where their clear light becomes dim and they dress, taking on the form of a naked hand once more.
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