Brancusi’s Golden Bird
The poem Brancusi’s Golden Bird describes a creation of famous Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi. Brancusi’s bird statues consisted of a feather-like form. The poem describes this golden feather-like statue in loving yet hyperbolic detail. In the second stanza, the narrator likens the artist to a God who creates new life with his hands, before praising first the simple shape and then the golden color.
Love Song II
In the short poem Love Song II, the narrator addresses an unnamed deity, pointing out to them that the universe is not worth the deity’s attention. They liken the universe to an onion, at first colorless, but the more layers ones takes away, the more stench is revealed.
Love Song VI
The poem Love Song VI is a very brief poem, consisting of only 2 lines. The narrator urges the reader to treat joy and happiness like a fragile bird, not trying to direct it in any way, but to let it fly freely and to whoever it likes.
Love Song VIII
In the poem Love Song VIII the speaker describes a gloomy scene in a random street at night. They are walking around, envious of those who are at home sleeping in their beds and are painfully aware of all those poor and homeless who are still out at night. In the last line, they begin to ponder where their way might lead them.
