The Imperfect Enjoyment
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
Naked she lay, clasped in my longing arms,
I filled with love, and she all over charms;
Both equally inspired with eager fire,
Melting through kindness, flaming in desire.
With arms, legs, lips close clinging to embrace, [5]
Christmas and Poetry is something that has been together since humanity can remember. We encounter poetry to flourish during this time of the year, because of the cheerful and sad moment we all share and also because it has deep roots within our memories. Our childhoods were full of great and emotional moments during Christmas [...]
Note: A famous chican@ poem by Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales
Source:http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/latinos/joaquin.htm
I Am Joaquin
by Rodolfo Corky Gonzales
Yo soy Joaquín,
perdido en un mundo de confusión:
I am Joaquín, lost in a world of confusion,
caught up in the whirl of a gringo society,
confused by the rules, scorned by attitudes,
suppressed by manipulation, and destroyed by modern society.