by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962)
love‑crumbs
Language: English
i like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite new a thing. Muscles better and nerves more. i like your body. i like what it does, i like its hows. i like to feel the spine of your body and its bones,and the trembling -firm-smooth ness and which i will again and again and again kiss, i like kissing this and that of you, i like, slowly stroking the,shocking fuzz of your electric furr,and what-is-it comes over parting flesh….And eyes big love-crumbs, and possibly i like the thrill of under me you so quite new
Text Authorship:
- by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Regina A. Harris Baiocchi (b. 1956), "love-crumbs", 2009, copyright © 2009 [ high voice and piano ], from e. e. cummings songs:, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-01-23
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Word count: 100