Flower+of+Love

="Flower of Love" = by Claude McKay David

=__About the poem__ =

"Flower of Love" is a poem written by [|Claude McKay]. McKay was a writer from James Hill, Jamaica. He wrote three great, award-winning novels and numerous books of poetry. “Flower of Love” is a short poem from one of his books of poetry called [|Harlem Shadows], which was published in 1922, during the [|Harlem Renaissance]. For other works by McKay visit Marissa's page, James' page, Lucila's page, and Shomari's page

 =__The Poem__ = =media type="file" key="poem.m4a"= "**[|Flower of Love]**" The perfume of your body dulls my sense. I want nor wine nor weed; your breath alone [|Suffices]. In this moment rare and tense I worship at your breast. The flower is blown, The [|saffron] petals tempt my [|amorous] mouth, The yellow heart is radiant now with dew Soft-scented, [|redolent] of my loved South; O flower of love! I give myself to you. Uncovered on your couch of figured green, Here let us linger indivisible. The portals of your sanctuary unseen Receive my offering, yielding unto me. Oh, with our love the night is warm and deep! The air is sweet, my flower, and sweet the flute Whose music lulls our burning brain to sleep, While we lie loving, passionate and mute.

=__**Analysis of poem**__ = = = This is a love poem about the beauty of another person. It’s basically someone’s feeling towards this other person written with metaphors of flowers. He speaks of how he longs for, and is tempted by this person.



=__Bibliography__ =  "Claude McKay." //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. 12 May 2009, 16:23 UTC. 19 May 2009 <[]>. "Flower of Love." //Flower of Love// Web.19 May 2009. [|].