Portrait

II

by E.E. Cummings

of evident invisibles

exquisite the hovering

at the dark portals

of hurt girl eyes


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sincere with wonder

a poise a wounding

a beautiful suppression

the accurate boymouth


now droops the faun head

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now the intimate flower dreams

of parted lips

dim upon the syrinx








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Transcribed and formatted for Internet reading, with addition of line numbers, from the 1923 (Thomas Seltzer, Inc.) hardcover edition of Tulips and Chimneys by E.E. Cummings.